Poems, chiefly in the Scottish dialect : both humourous and entertaining. By .

DONALDSON, Weaver, Glanton. Thomas.:

Published by Alnwick : Printed at the Apollo Press by and for W Davison, 1809

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First edition. 12mo. in sixes ( 187mm. ) Pp. [5] vi - vii [2] x - xi [2] 14 - 225 [1]. Closed tears in the foremargins of the Glossary at the rear, not affecting the text. 34 Bewick wood engraved illustrations throughout. The contents are clean. Publishers drab paper backed boards, lightly soiled, corners bumped. Cloth spine with printed paper label, head of spine chipped. An attractive copy, clean and in it's near original state.This is the only publication of Thomas Donaldson the also known as ' The Weaver Poet '. The poems include amongst others ' On Tobacco ' , ' On a half firkin of butter ', On salt and its effects ' etc; etc.Johnson 276. Seller Inventory # 1555

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Title: Poems, chiefly in the Scottish dialect : ...

Publisher: Alnwick : Printed at the Apollo Press by and for W Davison

Publication Date: 1809