Ramsay, Allan Poems. Edinburgh: Printed by Mr Thomas Ruddiman for the Author, 1721. 4to, full calf
Ramsay, Allan Poems. Edinburgh: Printed by Mr Thomas Ruddiman for the Author, 1721. 4to, full calf, spine gilt in compartments, contrasting morocco lettering-piece, marbled endpapers. First ed. of Ramsay's rare first volume of poetry (the second being published in 1728). Ramsay was a wig-maker turned bookseller whose contributions to the literary life of Edinburgh earned him recognition on the Scott Monument.