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THE MINSTREL; OR, THE PROGRESS OF GENIUS : WITH OTHER POEMS, MANY OF WHICH, INCLUDING THE TRANSLATIONS, ARE NOW REPRINTED FROM THE SCARCE COPIES, AND ARE NOT TO BE FOUND IN ANY OTHER EDITION; To which are prefixed, Memoirs of the Life of the Author, by Alexander Chalmers
by Beattie, James
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Plus
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Rivington, Payne, Walker, et al., 1811. Leather_bound. Good Plus. London: Rivington, Payne, Walker, et al, 1811. 6 1/2 x 4 inches: pp. xxxiv, 216. Tan calf with gilt decorations to cover and spine compartments. Frontis of Beattie, three plates.
All edges gilt. Spine title in gold gilt. Corners bumped, edgewear and outer front hinge chafed. Previous owners names inscribed inside first two recto blank pages, looks to be handed down over a couple of generations. Interior bright, clean. Nice copy. Beattie [1735-1803] was a Scottish poet who was best known for his popular "Essay on the Nature and Immutability of Truth" and his poem "The Minstrel" which was first published in 1771, and is known for its fine descriptive writing. Beattie gained praise from Samuel Johnson.
All edges gilt. Spine title in gold gilt. Corners bumped, edgewear and outer front hinge chafed. Previous owners names inscribed inside first two recto blank pages, looks to be handed down over a couple of generations. Interior bright, clean. Nice copy. Beattie [1735-1803] was a Scottish poet who was best known for his popular "Essay on the Nature and Immutability of Truth" and his poem "The Minstrel" which was first published in 1771, and is known for its fine descriptive writing. Beattie gained praise from Samuel Johnson.
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- Bookseller
- Joe Pettit Jr., Bookseller; Blackwood Bookhouse
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 143
- Title
- THE MINSTREL; OR, THE PROGRESS OF GENIUS : WITH OTHER POEMS, MANY OF WHICH, INCLUDING THE TRANSLATIONS, ARE NOW REPRINTED FROM THE SCARCE COPIES, AND ARE NOT TO BE FOUND IN ANY OTHER EDITION; To which are prefixed, Memoirs of the Life of the Author, by Alexander Chalmers
- Author
- Beattie, James
- Format/Binding
- Leather_bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Rivington, Payne, Walker, et al.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1811
- Keywords
- Antiquarian Poetry, Scottish Poets,
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Joe Pettit Jr., Bookseller; Blackwood Bookhouse
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About the Seller
Joe Pettit Jr., Bookseller; Blackwood Bookhouse
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Eugene, Oregon
About Joe Pettit Jr., Bookseller; Blackwood Bookhouse
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