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Books publiJJjed by
ARCHIBALD CONSTABLE & CO. EDINBURGH,
AND
LONGMAN, HURST, REES & ORME, LONDON.
1. The POEMS OF OSSIAN, containing the Poetical
Works of James Macpherson, Esq. in Prose and Verse,
with Notes and Illustrations. By Malcolm Laing, Esq.
2 vols. Svo.
2. PRIZE ESSAYS and TRANSACTIONS of the
HIGHLAND SOCIETY of SCOTLAND. 2 vols.
8vo. 16s. boards.
N. B. Volume II. may be had separately.
3. The HISTORY of SCOTLAND, from the Union
of the Crowns on the Accession of James VI. to the throne
of England, to the Union of the Kingdoms in the reign of
Ojieen Anne. With -a Historical and Critical Dissertation
on the supposed authenticity of Ossian's poems. Second
Edition, corrected. To which is prefixed, a Dissertation
on the Participation of Mary, Queen of Scots, in the Mur-
der of Darnleyl By Malcolm Laing, Esq. 4 vols.
Svo. ll. 16s. boards.
4. OBSERVATIONS on the PRESENT STATE
of the HIGHLANDS of SCOTLAND, with a View
of the Causes and Probable Consequences of Emigration.
By the Earl of Selkirk. Svo.
5. The HISTORY of the ORKNEY ISLANDS:
In which is comprehended, An Account of their Present
as well as their Ancient State ; together with the Advan-
tages they possess for several Branches of Industry, and
the means by which they may be improved. Illustrated
with an accurate and extensive Map of the whole Islands,
and with Plates of some of the most interesting objects they
contain. By the Reverend George Barry, D. D. mini-
ster of Shapinshay. 4to, boards, ll. Us. 6d.
ARCHIBALD CONSTABLE & CO. EDINBURGH,
AND
LONGMAN, HURST, REES & ORME, LONDON.
1. The POEMS OF OSSIAN, containing the Poetical
Works of James Macpherson, Esq. in Prose and Verse,
with Notes and Illustrations. By Malcolm Laing, Esq.
2 vols. Svo.
2. PRIZE ESSAYS and TRANSACTIONS of the
HIGHLAND SOCIETY of SCOTLAND. 2 vols.
8vo. 16s. boards.
N. B. Volume II. may be had separately.
3. The HISTORY of SCOTLAND, from the Union
of the Crowns on the Accession of James VI. to the throne
of England, to the Union of the Kingdoms in the reign of
Ojieen Anne. With -a Historical and Critical Dissertation
on the supposed authenticity of Ossian's poems. Second
Edition, corrected. To which is prefixed, a Dissertation
on the Participation of Mary, Queen of Scots, in the Mur-
der of Darnleyl By Malcolm Laing, Esq. 4 vols.
Svo. ll. 16s. boards.
4. OBSERVATIONS on the PRESENT STATE
of the HIGHLANDS of SCOTLAND, with a View
of the Causes and Probable Consequences of Emigration.
By the Earl of Selkirk. Svo.
5. The HISTORY of the ORKNEY ISLANDS:
In which is comprehended, An Account of their Present
as well as their Ancient State ; together with the Advan-
tages they possess for several Branches of Industry, and
the means by which they may be improved. Illustrated
with an accurate and extensive Map of the whole Islands,
and with Plates of some of the most interesting objects they
contain. By the Reverend George Barry, D. D. mini-
ster of Shapinshay. 4to, boards, ll. Us. 6d.
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Description | Selected books from the Ossian Collection of 327 volumes, originally assembled by J. Norman Methven of Perth. Different editions and translations of James MacPherson's epic poem 'Ossian', some with a map of the 'Kingdom of Connor'. Also secondary material relating to Ossianic poetry and the Ossian controversy. |
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Description | Selected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history. |
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