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395pp + ads. Stories of the people of Glasgow, Scotland's manufacturing city. With chapters on Commerce, The University, Law, The Medical Profession and The Church. One story: "A boy was brought before a Glasgow magistrate charged with stealing a handkerchief from a gentleman's pocket. The indictment having been read, the Bailie [magistrate], addressing the boy, said - 'I hae nae doot ye did the deed, for I had a handkerchief ta'en out o' my ain pouch this vera week; sae ye maun gang to the jail for sixty days'. The Assessor here interposed, stating that the case had not yet been proved against the boy. 'Oh, then, in that case,' said the worthy Bailie, 'I'll just gie ye thirty days'." Condition: About Very Good, with light foxing, and an ink-spot and some dust-soiling to covers.
Ref: SCOT 8403
$30.00