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THE LOUNGER. A Periodical Paper, Published at Edinburgh in the Years 1785 and 1786. The Sixth Edition. Complete in 2 Volumes.
by Mackenzie, Henry
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Granville, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: A Strahan and T. Cadell in the Strand and W. Creech at Edinburgh, 1794. Sixth Edition. Complete in 2 volumes. Full leather. Complete run of the short lived literary publication, containing a total of one-hundred and one articles and essays, including "an Extraordinary Account of ROBERT BURNS, the Ayrshire Ploughman; with extracts from his Poems". Published London: A Strahan and T. Cadell in the Strand and W. Creech at Edinburgh, 1794. 8vo., 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", full speckled calf with gilt tooling, leather spine labels. xxii+448; vi+443; 1pp. publisher's ads. Spine of volume 1 chipped, outer hinge splitting, wear at the tips, covers tight, bindings strong, pages clean, bright white. Near fine internally. . Hard. Very Good. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- The Wild Muse
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008518
- Title
- THE LOUNGER. A Periodical Paper, Published at Edinburgh in the Years 1785 and 1786. The Sixth Edition. Complete in 2 Volumes.
- Author
- Mackenzie, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- A Strahan and T. Cadell in the Strand and W. Creech at Edinburgh
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1794
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literary & Modern First Editions;
- Size
- 8vo
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About The Wild Muse
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- Hinge
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