| Description | ff. 1-57. 'Life of the Author', addressed to [David Stewart Erskine, 11th] Earl of Buchan, signed Peter Buchan junior, Peterhead (Aberdeenshire); annotated in pencil, probably by author; list of lyrics included which are printed in Peter Buchan, 'Gleanings of Scotch, English, and Irish scarce old ballads' (1825), compiled by William Walker, annexed to f.58. |