London: James Nisbet & Co, 1869. vi, [2], 437, [1], [2 ad’s] pages. Bound in a special Morocco gilt binding commissioned for presentation, with patterned gilding to the fore-edges. Octavo. First edition. Inscribed on front free endpaper: ‘To dear Teenie from her brother-in-law The Author Christmas Edinburgh 1869.’ The binding is very rubbed and worn but holding firm; some occasional light foxing else a very good copy. Teenie was Christina Ballantyne, wife of R. M. B’s brother john.