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Lochleven, and Other Poems, Michael Bruce, Rev. William Mackenzie, 1837

LAN8818
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$80.00
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Lochleven, and Other Poems (also known as 'Life and Poems' from the half title page), Michael Bruce, Rev. William Mackenzie.

Poetry by the Scottish poet and hymnist, Michael Bruce (1746-1767).

Published by M. Paterson, Edinburgh, 1837 first edition. Printed by Neill and Co. An uncommon publication.

A very good hardback with brown leather spine and corners. With raised bands and gilt titles. Marbled paper over boards. Marbled endpapers. Binding from 20th Century, but not recent. Soundly bound. Covers with light bumping and wear to extremities. Bookplate of William Boyd to first pastedown. A portrait with facsimile signature of the Rev. William Mackenzie has been pasted to a blank endpaper facing half title.

Text pages are very good overall with a few minor faults. Half title and frontispiece page frayed to vertical edge. Infrequent light spotting.

Text in English.

xiii + 320pp .

Approximately 171mm high x 112mm wide x 22mm deep.

Weight approximately 347g (unpacked).