Author: Patterson, John Brown
Title: On The Character Of The Athenians And The Causes Of Those Peculiarities By Which It Was Distinguished. An Essay Which Gained The Prize Of One Hundred Guineas, Proposed To The Students Of The University Of Edinburgh, By His Majesty's Commissioners For Visiting The Universities And Colleges Of Scotland
Description: printed by authority of the Commissioners, At the University Press and Published by Waugh And Innes, Edinburgh & J Hatchard & Sons and James Duncan, London. 1828, 1st edition. Paper spined boards, VG+. xii+220pp, original printers boards with a paper spine label, Ex Library [Edinburgh University Theological Library] with a small paper label on the pastedown explaining return dates, an attractive copy with a nice provenance. Hardback , no dustjacket. ¶ Patterson was the Minister at Falkirk at the time of his death in 1835. In this prize winning essay he discusses the Character of the citizens of Athens, using Ancient literary sources. An uncommon work.

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