Pentland Rising: A page of history. 1666. With Memorials of Robert Louis Stevenson.

128 printed pages + 16 pages of publisher's adverts at the end. Portariat frontispiece, map, facsimile title page and 16 full-page illustrations. Printed at the University Press, Glasgow. [Thistle Library. no. 26.] All edges gilt. Pictorial endpapers. Inner hinges split. 64 x 87 mm. Original autumn red reverse calf/suede; spine with gilt lettering. Spine very slightly faded; some spots and marks. In 1666, the Covenanters, opposed to the restoration of Episcopalianism in the Church of Scotland, renewed their Solemn League and Covenant at Lanark before marching towards Edinburgh to protest to the king about the persecution they were facing and the fact that bishops had been forced on the church. The king's army came out to face the Covenanters at Rullion Green in the Pentland hills. The Covenanters had about 900 men, many without proper weapons, and the army had 3,000 men. The Covenanters were completely defeated, with 50 killed, 80 taken prisoner, and the rest escaping into the darkness. 36 of the prisoners were executed, and some were tortured, including 25 year-old minister Hugh MacKail. Not in Bondy, nor Spielmann, nor Welsh. Garbett, 52. OCLC, 504699348. WorldCat locates one copy worldwide (British Library).