The Poetical Works of Allan Ramsay

Allan Ramsay

Published by James Keggie, Edinburgh, 1818

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A very smart and very scarce collection of poetical works by Scottish poet, Allan Ramsay, three volumes bound as one. A very scarce work collected poetical works of Scottish poet Allan Ramsay.Complete in three volumes bound together in contemporary paper-covered boards.Containing memoirs of the author, a collection of Scottish proverbs, and a glossary that had not appeared in any former edition.Allan Ramsay (1686-1758) was a prominent eighteenth-century Scottish poet, whose works were early representations of the Enlightenment that would grip Edinburgh during this time period.Containing a frontispiece portrait of Ramsay to the front of Volume I. Rebound in paper covered boards with a spine label. Externally, very smart, with just some light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Handling marks and light spotting to some pages, more prominent to the first and last few pages. Very Good Indeed. Seller Inventory # 796J30

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Poetical Works of Allan Ramsay

Publisher: James Keggie, Edinburgh

Publication Date: 1818

Binding: Hardback

Illustrator: Not Stated

Condition: Very Good Indeed

Book Type: book