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RONA, A POEM in SEVEN BOOKS Illustrated with a Correct Map of the Hebrides and Elegant Engravings by JOHN OGILVIE. Engravings by James Caldwell after William Hamilton. Large folding map of the Hebrides (dated 1776) by M. J. Armstrong. Publisher: Printed for J. Murray, London, 1777. First edition. Description: Full leather covers with decorative gilt edge, spine with five raised bands and gilt decoration and lettering. Marbled endpapers. Engraving illustrated frontis and heading each book. Large foldout map. Condition: Good. Covers are rubbed, bumped and soiled consistent with a nearly 250 year old book. Front cover is detached. Book plates of previous owners on inside cover. (see photos) Map is intact with no tears. Pages are browned and occasional spotting. Pages are tight to the spine. Pages: 219 plus one advertising. Size: 8.5" x 10.5" Weight: 2 lbs 2 ozs A verse tragedy in rhyming iambic pentameter lines that unfolds in seven chapters, each prefaced by the Argument. The tale told is that of the misanthrope Basilius who spurns mankind, retreating with his young daughter Cleora to Rona, a remote island in the Hebrides whose inhabitants are unacquainted with the wider world. Years pass; Cleora and a shepherd of Rona, Philemon, fall in love with the blessing of Basilius. Tragedy comes with intruders from the outside world and, by the poem's end, Basilius, his daughter and her lover are dead. Abe books. Edition of 500. Check out my other current book listings. I will combine shipping for the best rate. Ask if you have questions. No reserve. You bid, it sells! Notice: This book will be shipped book rate. It is slower, but cheaper. Be patient!
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