4th Dec, 2019 10:30 GMT/BST

Books, Maps & Ephemera

 
Lot 90
 

90

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.
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Auction: Books, Maps & Ephemera, 4th Dec, 2019

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