The Poems of Allan Ramsay; with the Life Of The Author and his Collection Of Scots Proverbs (In Two Volumes)

Allan Ramsay

Published by Benjamin Chapman, Philadelphia, 1813

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In Two Volumes, both present. You can see the covers of both volumes in the photos. The leather is worn and peeling. Little bits of it have been coming off as I handle the volumes. The photographs will show you everything that I can see. I'll just mention that there is a partial tear on the rear inside cover that doesn't quite make it through all the way to the outer rear cover (the back of the book). Both volumes are square and their spines are straight. If you look from the sides you can see a thin open space between the inside covers and end papers. That's the case with both volumes. However, the covers are pretty securely bound with most of the twined bindings intact. Therefore none of the four covers are in danger of detaching. The binding of the pages is excellent. All of the pages in both volumes, without exception, are nicely, tightly bound from cover to cover. The pages are also exceptionally clean. In scrolling through, I saw only around a dozen or so pages over both volumes with few little spots. I didn't see any foxing at all. There is an occasional little crease just below or above the tip of a corner, but nothing dramatic. The last 10 to 15 pages of Volume 1 have a light crease just below the top corner. I saw one instance of a tiny loss at a bottom corner, not reaching near to the print. There is also a little nick to the top edge of Volume 2. It created a very small tear at the top edge of 19 consecutive pages toward the end of the volume, none coming anywhere near the print. There are no markings in either volume. There are no attachments of any kind in either volume. The only writing to be found is an old signature of a previous owner off the top edge of the title page in both volumes. I have provided a photograph of the title page of Volume 1. This title page has some toning at its margins. That is also the case on the two page before it and a few pages following it. After that, I don't see any toning at the margins of the pages. The same pattern exists with Volume 2. Volume 2 also has two spots in the same place at the margin of five consecutive early pages. 'As a pastoral writer ('in some respects the best in the world', according to James Henry Leigh Hunt), Ramsay contributed, at an early stage, to the naturalistic reaction of the 18th century. His Gentle Shepherd, by its directness of impression and its appreciation of country life, anticipates the attitude of the school which broke with neoclassical tradition.'. Seller Inventory # 005193

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Poems of Allan Ramsay; with the Life Of ...

Publisher: Benjamin Chapman, Philadelphia

Publication Date: 1813

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good Minus