THE BEAUTIES OF SCOTTISH POETS, ANCIENT AND MODERN, With Biographical Sketches of the Authors, and Notes, Illustrative and Explanatory of the Ancient Poems.
by [Scottish Poetry]; James I; Bruce Michael; Dunbar, William; Blair, Robert et al
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Glasgow: Richard Griffin & Co., 1823. First Edition, with provenance, the Henry Lee copy. Embellished with engravings throughout. 12mo, publisher’s original 3/4 dark green morocco over marbled boards, the spine lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers. vi, 288 pp. A charming, fine tight copy, the binding slightly age mellowed, the text-block clean and tight. SCARCE FIRST EDITION OF THIS FINE COLLECTION OF EARLY SCOTTISH POETRY. Henry Lee's copy. The Lee family was engaged in early mercantile capitalism in America and was an important figure in its development. The family showed remarkable powers of adaptation to successive forms of capitalism, mercantile, industrial, and financial; and, as opportunity served, they were to do more than their share in promoting the cultural welfare of America.
The Lees exported and imported and wholesaled their goods in America. They had ships at sea and were active in the Calcutta trade and the East Indian affairs. It is Henry Lee's bookplate that is affixed here.
The Lees exported and imported and wholesaled their goods in America. They had ships at sea and were active in the Calcutta trade and the East Indian affairs. It is Henry Lee's bookplate that is affixed here.
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- Bookseller
- Buddenbrooks, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33468
- Title
- THE BEAUTIES OF SCOTTISH POETS, ANCIENT AND MODERN, With Biographical Sketches of the Authors, and Notes, Illustrative and Explanatory of the Ancient Poems.
- Author
- [Scottish Poetry]; James I; Bruce Michael; Dunbar, William; Blair, Robert et al
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Richard Griffin & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Glasgow
- Date Published
- 1823
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- Tight
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- Spine
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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