Poems

Macdonald, William

Published by printed by George Ramsay and Co. for the author; and sold by Archibald Constable and Co. Edinburgh, and Constable, Hunter, Park, and Hunter, London, Edinburgh, 1809

About this Item

12mo, pp. viii, 157, [1], 14 (subscribers); largely unopened; original blue paper-covered boards with cream paper shelfback, printed paper label on spine; spine darkened, boards a touch soiled and bumped, text clean save some penciling in the subscriber's list counting the total copies noted (704); very good. William Macdonald was a Catholic priest, born in Scotland, educated partially in France and Spain, and from 1826 was a member of the Canadian clergy. His literary output appears to have been minimal. This is likely his first published work of poetry, with a second following in 1818. A portion of this work is written in Latin, mostly under the section "Juvenilia." The 14-page subscribers' list consists mostly of Scots, an often includes their occupations, such as clockmaker, vinter, surgeon, etc.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Poems
• Publisher: printed by George Ramsay and Co. for the author; and sold by Archibald Constable and Co. Edinburgh, and Constable, Hunter, Park, and Hunter, London, Edinburgh
• Publication Date: 1809
• Seller catalogs:
  • English Literature
  • Poetry