James Beattie's London diary, 1773 / edited with an introduction and notes by Ralph S. Walker
1946, 1st edition. Aberdeen : University Press. Provenance: Bookplate of Geoffrey Langdale Bickersteth. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Boards sun-stained. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Item #420085
Physical description; 145 pp., plates, portraits, 2 maps (including frontispiece) facsimiles, 25 cm. Subjects; Beattie, James 1735-1803 Scottish scholar and writer. Lawyer, diarist and author. Johnson, Samuel 1709-1784 author and lexicographer. Authors, Scottish 18th century Intellectual life. Personal narratives.
Price: €35.00
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