Observations On the Scottish Dialect

London and Edinburgh: W.Strahan, T.Cadell, W.Creech, 1782 pp v [3] 232. Presentation copy by the author (inscribed "_____ From the author" on the back of the title page - the recipient's name has been covered over in old ink). Modern cloth binding with gold lettering to spine. Sir John Sinclair (1754 - 1835) was a Scottish writer, famous for his… Read more about this item

London: Printed for W. Strahan, and T. Cadell, 1782. v, [3], 232pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting brown morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked, some surface loss to boards. Scattered spotting. The sole edition of politician and agricultural historian Sir John Sinclair's (1754-1835) study of Scottish verbal usages and the derivations of 'words peculiar to the Scots'. . First edition.… Read more about this item

London: Printed for W. Strahan, and T. Cadell in the Strand; and W. Creech, Edinburgh, 1782. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Orig. tree calf boards, new leather spine and spine label, gilt stamping to compartments. v, 232 pp. Professionally rebacked. Moderately edge worn, some cracking to leather at joints. Light foxing to interior . Paper repairs to corners… Read more about this item

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2008-10-01. Paperback. Good.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2008-10-01. Paperback. Used:Good.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC. Paperback. New. 9x5x0. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing