Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2571BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 13, 2011 11:00AM
Description:
(Fore-edge Painting),The Poems of Ossian, translated by James Macpherson, London, 1807, in two volumes, gilt-tooled crushed dark blue morocco, Volume I with fore-edge view of Aberdeen, Volume II with a shore view of the lighthouse of Aberdeen, 8vo, (lightly bumped, shelf wear, front board of Volume II with slight sunfading, bookplate to pastedown, rear pastedown of Volume I with possible removal of bookplate, scattered spotting and browning).
Estimate $400-600