The poems of Ossian : to which are prefixed a preliminary discourse and dissertation on the æra and poems of Ossian / translated by James Macpherson.

Author/creator Macpherson, James
Other author Dick, Archibald L., approximately 1805-approximately 1855.
Format Book
Publication InfoBoston : Phillips, Sampson, and Co., 1857.
Description492 pages, 12 unnumbered pages, 9 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm
Subjects

Local noteJoyner Rare copy has gold-stamped cover and spine.
General noteThe poems are by Macpherson, who borrowed freely from legends. Cf. Wilpert, G. Lexikon der Weltlit., p. 848.
General noteIllustrations, including added engraved title page, engraved by A.L. Dick.
General noteIncludes publisher's advertisements: pages [493]-[504].
Acquisitions source Joyner Rare copy Gift of Ann Wicker Harrison, 1/2022
Issued in other formOnline version: Macpherson, James, 1736-1796. Poems of Ossian. Boston : Phillips, Sampson, and company, 1857