Poems on Several Occasions
- Edinburgh: Printed for W. Creech, 1796
Edinburgh: Printed for W. Creech, 1796. Very Good. Edinburgh: Printed for W. Creech, 1796. Second Edition. Small octavo. 83 pp. Contemporary calf with gilt ruling and decoration to spine.
Boards lightly scuffed and worn with brief exposure at extremities, chipping to top of spine with minor fraying and split along top and bottom of front joint, though binding is sound. Mild marginal toning and staining but otherwise pages unmarked and text legible throughout.
Includes Beattie's highly praised two-part poem "The Minstrel" as well as "The Hares: A Fable" and "Elegy." Scarce with no copies of this or the first edition in retail as of April 2023.
[ESTC N20529].
Boards lightly scuffed and worn with brief exposure at extremities, chipping to top of spine with minor fraying and split along top and bottom of front joint, though binding is sound. Mild marginal toning and staining but otherwise pages unmarked and text legible throughout.
Includes Beattie's highly praised two-part poem "The Minstrel" as well as "The Hares: A Fable" and "Elegy." Scarce with no copies of this or the first edition in retail as of April 2023.
[ESTC N20529].
Details
Title
Poems on Several Occasions
Author
James Beattie
Condition
Very Good
Publisher
Printed for W. Creech: Edinburgh
Date
1796