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Lang, Pickle the Spy, Incognito Prince Charles 1st 1897

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"Pickle the Spy or, the Incognito of Prince Charles", by Andrew Lang, published by Longmans, Green and Co., London in 1897. First Edition, illustrated with plates.

Alastair MacDonnell of Glengarry (ca 1725-1761), also known as Alasdair Ruadh Mac Dhomhnuil, was the 13th chief of Clan MacDonell of Glengarry. Brought up as a Catholic and largely educated in France, he was arrested in November 1745 on his way to join the 1745 Jacobite Rising. After his release from the Tower of London in 1747, he continued to be active in Jacobite plotting but became a British government agent. This remained secret until 1897 when Scottish historian Andrew Lang confirmed his identity as 'Pickle the Spy.'

The author Andrew Lang (1844-1912) was a Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the University of St Andrews are named after him.

"This woful History began in my study of the Pelham Papers in the Additional Manuscripts of the British Museum. These include the letters of Pickle the Spy and of James Mohr Macgregor. Transcripts of them were sent by me to Mr. Robert Louis Stevenson, for use in a novel, which he did not live to finish. The character of Pickle, indeed, like that of the Master of Ballantrae, is alluring to writers of historical romance. Resisting the temptation to use Pickle as the villain of fiction, I have tried to tell his story with fidelity. The secret, so long kept, of Prince Charles's incognito, is divulged no less by his own correspondence in the Stuart MSS. than by the letters of Pickle.
For Her Majesty's gracious permission to read the Stuart Papers in the library of Windsor Castle, and to engrave a miniature of Prince Charles in the Royal collection, I have respectfully to express my sincerest gratitude." [from the Preface]

The book comes from the library of William Shankland Andrews (September 25, 1858 - August 5, 1936). His ex-libris is inside the front cover.

William Shankland Andrews was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was a Justice of the New York Supreme Court from 1900 to 1921. In 1917, he was designated by Governor Charles S. Whitman a judge of the New York Court of Appeals, and in 1921, he was elected to a regular seat. While on the bench, Judge Andrews sat over thousands of trials and impressed lawyers with his ability to easily strip cases down to their material issues. In 1915, Judge Andrews entered the national limelight when he tried a $50,000 libel suit brought by William Barnes, one-time Republican leader in New York, against former President Theodore Roosevelt.

US: Priority (c 2-4 days) ------- $14.50
Canada: Priority (c 2-6 weeks) -- $27.50
World: Priority (c 2-7 weeks) --- $37.50
Condition Report: Hard boards, red cloth with gold design on front board [some wear, spine damages and repairs –see photos]; 6” x 9.1/4”; black endpapers; frontispiece portrait of 'Pickle the Spy' photogravure etching by Walker & Boutall; xv + 342 pages + 32 pages of publisher’s ads bound in at rear; 3 original etched plates with tissue guards and 2 plates on glossy paper [all listed plates are present]; a little soiling, very good condition.

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"Pickle the Spy or, the Incognito of Prince Charles", by Andrew Lang, published by Longmans, Green and Co., London in 1897. First Edition, illustrated with plates.

Alastair MacDonnell of Glengarry (ca 1725-1761), also known as Alasdair Ruadh Mac Dhomhnuil, was the 13th chief of Clan MacDonell of Glengarry. Brought up as a Catholic and largely educated in France, he was arrested in November 1745 on his way to join the 1745 Jacobite Rising. After his release from the Tower of London in 1747, he continued to be active in Jacobite plotting but became a British government agent. This remained secret until 1897 when Scottish historian Andrew Lang confirmed his identity as 'Pickle the Spy.'

The author Andrew Lang (1844-1912) was a Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the University of St Andrews are named after him.

"This woful History began in my study of the Pelham Papers in the Additional Manuscripts of the British Museum. These include the letters of Pickle the Spy and of James Mohr Macgregor. Transcripts of them were sent by me to Mr. Robert Louis Stevenson, for use in a novel, which he did not live to finish. The character of Pickle, indeed, like that of the Master of Ballantrae, is alluring to writers of historical romance. Resisting the temptation to use Pickle as the villain of fiction, I have tried to tell his story with fidelity. The secret, so long kept, of Prince Charles's incognito, is divulged no less by his own correspondence in the Stuart MSS. than by the letters of Pickle.
For Her Majesty's gracious permission to read the Stuart Papers in the library of Windsor Castle, and to engrave a miniature of Prince Charles in the Royal collection, I have respectfully to express my sincerest gratitude." [from the Preface]

The book comes from the library of William Shankland Andrews (September 25, 1858 - August 5, 1936). His ex-libris is inside the front cover.

William Shankland Andrews was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was a Justice of the New York Supreme Court from 1900 to 1921. In 1917, he was designated by Governor Charles S. Whitman a judge of the New York Court of Appeals, and in 1921, he was elected to a regular seat. While on the bench, Judge Andrews sat over thousands of trials and impressed lawyers with his ability to easily strip cases down to their material issues. In 1915, Judge Andrews entered the national limelight when he tried a $50,000 libel suit brought by William Barnes, one-time Republican leader in New York, against former President Theodore Roosevelt.

US: Priority (c 2-4 days) ------- $14.50
Canada: Priority (c 2-6 weeks) -- $27.50
World: Priority (c 2-7 weeks) --- $37.50
Condition Report: Hard boards, red cloth with gold design on front board [some wear, spine damages and repairs –see photos]; 6” x 9.1/4”; black endpapers; frontispiece portrait of 'Pickle the Spy' photogravure etching by Walker & Boutall; xv + 342 pages + 32 pages of publisher’s ads bound in at rear; 3 original etched plates with tissue guards and 2 plates on glossy paper [all listed plates are present]; a little soiling, very good condition.

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