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MACNEILL, HECTOR - Poetical Works of Hector Macneill, Esq. 2 Volume Set

Title: Poetical Works of Hector Macneill, Esq. 2 Volume Set
Description: London: T N Longman & O Rees, 1801. First Edition. Brown hardback leather cover. 160mm x 100mm (6" x 4"). xv, 166pp; 176pp. Hector Macneill (1746-1818) was a Scottish poet, the son of a poor army captain and went to work as a clerk in 1760 at the age of fourteen. He was sent to the West Indies and served as assistant secretary from 1780-86. After he returned to Scotland, he wrote various political pamphlets, two novels, and several poems, The Harp (1789), The Carse of Forth, and Scotland's Skaith.. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Covers rubbed and scuffed. Gilt tooled edges. Marbled eps with bookplates .

Keywords: Poetry Scotland 1750 - 1850 Antiquarian

Price: GBP 86.00 = appr. US$ 122.81 Seller: Barter Books
- Book number: L1530

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