Scottish poetry.- Sillar (David) Poems, title with ink initial to head, A2-3 loose, browned and foxed, a few ink doodles to lower pastedown, uncut in original boards, rebacked with later paper, old covers quite worn and soiled, front endpaper renewed, Kilmarnock, John Wilson, 1789 § [Mercer (Thomas)] The Sentimental Sailor or St. Preux to Eloisa, engraved vignette title, divisional title following title-page, book-label of J.O. Edwards, title with two tiny holes to fore-margin, some scattered spotting, heavier foxing and light browning towards end, hinges repaired, later half calf, lightly rubbed, Edinburgh, for A. Kincaid and W. Creech, 1772, first editions, the odd small stain; and others, poetry of Scottish interest or imprint, a few disbound, including another copy of the second, 8vo & 4to (10)
⁂ The second inspired by Rousseau's Nouvelle Héloïse and dedicated to him. Little is known about the author, possibly a Scot, whose collected poems appeared in Edinburgh and London in 1774.
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