![]() ![]() Jeffrey retired in his early 40’s and travelled widely in Europe and United States. He joined the family business in the textile trade, living at Crosslee House, near Johnstone, Renfrewshire. Robert Jeffrey (1827-1902) was born in Edinburgh in 1827 but was brought up and educated in Glasgow. Robert Jeffrey and his dog, Glasgow Weekly Herald, 30 August 1902 There are many examples typical of a Victorian gentleman’s library: literature by Dickens, Scott, Tennyson and Burns, Scottish (and international) history, travel, geography, poetry and folklore, humour, chapbooks, special and commemorative editions of periodicals. The collection of over 4,000 volumes has many examples of first editions, fine bindings, illustrated works and is particularly strong in architecture, nature and natural history, and studies of birds. Join | Log in Visa undersidor till Join | Log in.Glasgow Caledonian Strathspey and Reel Society.Glasgow Angus and Mearns Benevolent Society.Glasgow and West of Scotland Association for Women's Suffrage.Collections Visa undersidor till Collections. ![]()
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