1801, ISBN: 8ee5c275d6a29ba2ea25505b39ec2c1d

[SC: 51.59], [PU: Printed for J. Mawman, London], 170 x 102 mm. (6 1/2 x 4"). 4 p.l., 120 pp. Contemporary red straight-grain morocco, covers with gilt-ruled border, flat spine divided in… Plus…

[SC: 51.59], [PU: Printed for J. Mawman, London], 170 x 102 mm. (6 1/2 x 4"). 4 p.l., 120 pp. Contemporary red straight-grain morocco, covers with gilt-ruled border, flat spine divided into panels by single gilt rule, gilt titling, turn-ins with decorative bead roll, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. WITH A PLEASING FORE-EDGE PAINTING OF THE HARBOR AND SEASIDE TOWN OF WHITBY. With four engravings depicting scenes from "The Minstrel." Front pastedown with engraved bookplate of John Ashley Warre. Spine slightly and uniformly sunned to a darker red, joints and extremities a bit rubbed (though well masked with dye), paper faintly toned, light offsetting, occasional spotting or staining, but still quite a decent copy, the binding solid and lustrous, the text smooth and fresh, and the painting very well preserved. The very pleasing fore-edge painting here has depth and movement, from the fisherman on shore in the foreground to the cresting waves in the harbor and the ships bobbing in the distance. The ruins of the great abbey tower over the scene, and the lighthouse stands tall at the edge of the shore. The precipitous cliffs, rolling hills, and curving shoreline provide an undulant frame for the choppy sea. A Scottish poet and professor of moral philosophy, Beattie (1735-1803) is best remembered for the title poem here, an unfinished work in Spenserian stanzas that was first printed in 1771-74. As perhaps the first work in English that might properly be entitled "The Growth of a Poet's Mind," his "Minstrel" anticipates Wordsworth's "Prelude," and its emphasis on the great benefits of solitude represents an early manifestation of one of the key notions of Romanticism. Former owner John Ashley Warre (1787-1860) was a scion of the famous port-trading family and a long-serving member of Parliament for the Liberal Party.<

1807, ISBN: 8ee5c275d6a29ba2ea25505b39ec2c1d

Edinburgh: William Creech, Manners and Miller, and A. Constable and Co, 1807. Hardcover. Very good +. xi, 153 p. 17 cm. Engraved frontispiece portrait of the author. Full leather with g… Plus…

Edinburgh: William Creech, Manners and Miller, and A. Constable and Co, 1807. Hardcover. Very good +. xi, 153 p. 17 cm. Engraved frontispiece portrait of the author. Full leather with gilt trim. Dents in hinge ends. Bookplate on front pastedown. Some light foxing. An early edition of Beattie's most famous work, describing the education of a village poet., William Creech, Manners and Miller, and A. Constable and Co, 1807<

1827, ISBN: 8ee5c275d6a29ba2ea25505b39ec2c1d

London, Pubsh.by John Sharpe, origi.Lederbändchen der Zeit, kl.8°, mit Goldschnitt, 176 Seiten und 8 Seiten im Anhang. Vorsatz angebrochen, Rücken stark berieben und bestossen, Einband st… Plus…

London, Pubsh.by John Sharpe, origi.Lederbändchen der Zeit, kl.8°, mit Goldschnitt, 176 Seiten und 8 Seiten im Anhang. Vorsatz angebrochen, Rücken stark berieben und bestossen, Einband stark bestossen und etwas fleckig, Schmutztitel stark und einige Seiten leicht stockfleckigLiteratur [Literatur. James Beattie / Poems] 1827<