MACPEHRSON, JAMES, TRANSLATOR;
The Poems of Ossian. Translated by James Macpherson Esq. With The Translator's Dissertations on the Era and Poems of Ossian; De Blair's Critical Dissertations and An Inquiry Into the Genuineness of These Poems. Written expressly for this Edition by the Rev. Alex. Stewart.
Edinburgh, Oliver & Boyd, no date. Ca. 1820. Hardbound 12:o in a contemporary dark blue/ black full leather binding. Spine gilt ornamented, boards blind stamped within a gilt frame. All edges gilt, inner gilt dentelles and yellow end papers marbled in red and blue. Mildly rubbed corners, else a very good binding. With label inside front board: "Bound and sold by C. Thurnam, Carlisle." With the autographed name "Catharine Rowland 2nd April 1827" on front flyleaf and up on title-page. Later autographed name on another front fly-leaf. Else a clean copy without spots. Engraved, tissue guarded frontispiece by H. Corbould and extra engraved title page. Frontisp., VIII, 590 pages, (II) book-catalogue.
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