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The Caledonian muse : a chronological selection of Scotish poetry from the earliest times
Title
The Caledonian muse : a chronological selection of Scotish poetry from the earliest times / edited by the late Joseph Ritson ... ; with vignettes engraved by Heath, after the designs of Stothard.
Published
London : Printed 1785 and now first published by Robert Triphook ..., 1821.
Physical Description
iv, 158, 131*-158*, 159-232 p. : ill., port. ; 19 cm.
Local Notes
BEIN 1972 948: Imperfect: Frontispiece and preface wanting.
Notes
Printed in 1785. The introductory portion of the work was destroyed by fire in the printer's warehouse; the remaining part of the volume, with the addition of a title and portrait, is now published for the first time. cf. Preface.
Pages [i]-iv, 131*-132* and 225-232 printed by Triphook.
Silhouette of the compiler after Maria Hester Park.
Wood engravings by Thomas Bewick.
Format
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
References
Hugo, T. Bewick collector, 434
Tinker Library, 1757
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Genre/Form
Wood engravings - 1821.
Engravings - 1821.
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