Fingal,; An Ancient Epic Poem, in Six Books: Together with several other Poems, composed by Ossian the Son of Fingal. Translated from the Galic Language, By James MacPherson
by MacPherson, James
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- Scattered spotting to early and late leaves; edges rubbed; spine and extremities sun-faded.
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About This Item
London: Printed for T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt, 1762. Second Edition. Scattered spotting to early and late leaves; edges rubbed; spine and extremities sun-faded.. 4to, frontispiece, [16], [i]-xvi, 1-270pp; later pebble-grain cloth and morocco with marbled endpapers and edges. The second edition adds the frontispiece portrait of MacPherson, engraved by William Bond after Joshua Reynolds.
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- Locus Solus Rare Books (US)
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- Title
- Fingal,; An Ancient Epic Poem, in Six Books: Together with several other Poems, composed by Ossian the Son of Fingal. Translated from the Galic Language, By James MacPherson
- Author
- MacPherson, James
- Book Condition
- Used - Scattered spotting to early and late leaves; edges rubbed; spine and extremities sun-faded.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Printed for T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1762
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