The Poems of Ossian; Translated by James Macpherson, Esq. To which are prefixed A Preliminary Discourse and Dissertation on the Aera and Poems of Ossian
by [Ossian]; edited and translated by James Macpherson
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
New York: John Wurtele Lovell. Very Good- with no dust jacket. [c1882]. Hardcover. Small 1/4" x 2/3" chip to blank margin of Contents leaf. Age toning to paper at margins of leaves. Previous owner's signature. 1/8" missing and 3/8" chip to cloth at head of spine. Generic "This Book Belongs To" label on front endpaper, without a name. ; No date [c1882]. 492 pages. Blue cloth boards with black decoration on spine and front board, gilt panel on spine. Page dimensions: 183 x 122mm. .
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- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18900
- Title
- The Poems of Ossian; Translated by James Macpherson, Esq. To which are prefixed A Preliminary Discourse and Dissertation on the Aera and Poems of Ossian
- Author
- [Ossian]; edited and translated by James Macpherson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- John Wurtele Lovell
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [c1882]
- Keywords
- Literature
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Renaissance Books
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Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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