The Works of James the First, King of Scotland, to which is Prefixed, a Historical and Critical Dissertation on his Life and Writings. Also, some brief remarks on the intimate connexion of the Scots language with the other northern dialects. And A Dissertation on Scottish Music; the whole accompanied with notes, historical, critical and explanatory.

James I, King of Scotland, (1394-1437).

Published by Perth; Printed by Crerar and son, 1827., 1827

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Duodecimo, pp., 295. Full calf, border of blind rolls and gilt double fillets to boards; ornamented and titled in gilt to spine; marbled end-papers. Contemporary ownership inscription in ink to title-page, and in pencil to end free end-paper. Soiling to upper board, rubbing to joints continuing to spine and upper edge of lower board, shelf-wear to extremities, edges evenly toned. Occasional spots of toning to contents but generally clean. A very good copy. A study of Scottish poetry and music from antiquity to the eighteenth century, including discussion of Ossian, Alan Ramsay, and traditional folk song, with two further works on Scottish poetry and dialect. WorldCat locates copies at Harvard, Cincinnatti, Michigan, South Carolina; National Library of Australia; Leipzig; in the UK, Copac locates copies at BL, National Library of Wales, Manchester, and Newcastle.

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• Title: The Works of James the First, King of Scotland, to which is Prefixed, a Historical and Critical Dissertation on his Life and Writings. Also, some brief remarks on the intimate connexion of the Scots language with the other northern dialects. And A Dissertation on Scottish Music; the whole accompanied with notes, historical, critical and explanatory.
• Publisher: Perth; Printed by Crerar and son, 1827.
• Publication Date: 1827