Beckford (William).- Irving (David) Memoirs of the Life and Writings of George Buchanan, first edition, lacking half-title and final blank, William Beckford's copy with 3½pp. pencil notes in his hand tipped in at beginning and with cuttings from 'The Mirror' for June 1 1844 quoting Beckford's notes mounted on rear endpapers, lightly browned, some spotting, with manuscript note "Irving's Memoirs of Buchanan with many notes in the hand writing of Mr Beckford were sold by me at Fonthill Septr. 1823 Phillips" to front free endpaper, contemporary half dark blue straight-grain morocco, gilt, spine gilt with title and Beckford's cinquefoil ornaments in compartments, g.e., rubbed, corners worn, preserved in modern blue straight-grain morocco-backed cloth drop-back box, spine ruled and titled in gilt, 8vo, Edinburgh, 1807.

⁂ As the cutting relays there are 30 notes by Beckford with a particularly long one relating to p.70: "The learned M. A. Muretus had a narrow escape from the flames at Thoulouse, having been accused on too classical inclinations...he made a precipitate retreat to papal regions, and got safe to Italy; but such was his consternation that, among other effects, it produced a mobility in his ears...".