Scotland's Skaith; or, the history o' Will and Jean: owre true a tale! Together with some additional poems, by the author of The Harp

[WILL AND JEAN]

Verlag: Printed by Mundell and Son, Edinburgh, 1795

Beschreibung

Three works bound together. [64]pp. With three engraved plates. [Bound with]; The waes o'war: or, the upshot o'the history o' Will and Jean, Edinburgh, Printed for A. Guthrie, 1796. iv, [1], 6- 32pp. [And]; A town eclogue, Edinburgh, Printed for the Author by Oliver and Co., 1804. [5], 8-33pp; [1]. 8vo. Later blue-green calf over marbled boards, five raised bands, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Spine a trifle sunned, very minor rubbing. One plate poorly trimmed resulting in loss to top of scene depicted, foxed in parts, armorial bookplate of David Murray to FEP with his inscription to verso of blank fly. Hector Macneill (1746-1818), occasional bureaucrat in the Navy and the West Indian colonies. His literary fame peaked in the 1790s, with the poem on temperance, Scotland's Skaith, and his subsequent The Waes o' War - both of which were frequently reprinted. ESTC T9109. ESTC T126653. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers AQ12161

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Scotland's Skaith; or, the history o' Will ...

Verlag: Printed by Mundell and Son, Edinburgh

Erscheinungsdatum: 1795

Einband: Hardcover

Auflage: Second edition.