Bell and Daldy ND [ca. 1890?], 0000. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Small 8vo. small 8vo lxxvi,244pp Title on spine and upper cover: Beattie; title on half-title: The Poems of Beattie. Later issue; uncredited editor, with a biographical memoir by Alexander Dyce. Series on half-title: The Aldine Edition of the British Poets; series on upper cover: The Aldine Poets. Printed at The Chiswick Press. VG in green cloth, stamped and decorated black and gilt, plain endpapers (slight fraying to head and foot of spine; slight rubbing to covers and corners; slight internal browning, particularly to endpapers) . Beattie (1735-1803), Scottish poet and pedagogue, noted for his two volumes of 'The Minstrel' (1771 and 1774); master at Aberdeen grammar school (1758) and professor of moral philosophy and logic at Marischal College (1760) ; also known for his friendship with Thomas Gray.few b/w decs.

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Bookseller: Arundel Books of Seattle (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: L025939
Title: The Poetical Works of James Beattie
Author: Beattie, James
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Bell and Daldy ND [ca. 1890?]
Date Published: 0000
Keywords: Poetry BEATTIE, JAMES ENGLISH LITERATURE 18TH CENTURY ENGLISH POETRY SCOTTI SH POETRY ENGLISH LANGUAGE DYCE, ALEXANDER, , , , , ,
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