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Rona, A Poem in Seven Books illustrated with a Correct Map of the Hebrides... Hebrides and Elegant Engravings. by SCOTLAND) Ogilvie, John. Hamilton, William (del). James Caldwell, (sculpt) - 1777.

by SCOTLAND) Ogilvie, John. Hamilton, William (del). James Caldwell, (sculpt)

Rona, A Poem in Seven Books illustrated with a Correct Map of the Hebrides... Hebrides and Elegant Engravings. by SCOTLAND) Ogilvie, John. Hamilton, William (del). James Caldwell, (sculpt) -  1777.

Rona, A Poem in Seven Books illustrated with a Correct Map of the Hebrides... Hebrides and Elegant Engravings.

by SCOTLAND) Ogilvie, John. Hamilton, William (del). James Caldwell, (sculpt)

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London.: J. Murray.. First edition.. 1777.. 7 engraved plates and folding map, Dedication and Introduction (i-xviii)+ 219 pp, plus 1pp adverts for other Murray books, approximately 11 x 9 inches, leather covered boards (hardbound). Front cover, front free endpaper, title page and first engraving all detatched. Contemporary leather binding is in poor condition, with abrasion to leather, corners bumped, spine chipped and cracked. One inch repaired tear to map where it is attached; contents clean and bright. Engravings by James Caldwall after William Hamilton. Large folding map of the Hebrides (dated 1776) by M. J. Armstrong. A verse tragedy in rhyming iambic pentameter lines that unfolds in seven chapters, each prefaced by the Argument. The tale told is that of the misanthrope Basilius who spurns mankind, retreating with his young daughter Cleora to Rona, a remote island in the Hebrides whose inhabitants are unacquainted with the wider world. Years pass; Cleora and a shepherd of Rona, Philemon, fall in love with the blessing of Basilius. Tragedy comes with intruders from the outside world and, by the poem's end, Basilius, his daughter and her lover are dead. .
  • Bookseller Independent bookstores US (US)
  • Book Condition Used
  • Edition First edition.
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher J. Murray.
  • Place of Publication London.
  • Date Published 1777.
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