Domestic, literary and village sketches; ; addressed to the young of our neighbourhood, in the vale of ***.
T. J.
Prescott, William,active 1826,former owner.StEdNL
London: : Printed by W. Nicol, Cleveland row, St. James's.,
[1823]
Anonymous: possibly by "T. J." who is named as author of some of the poems reprinted in the text.
Imprint from colophon and verso of title page.
Includes a separately-paginated section on "Ossian's Hall" containing extracts from Ossian's poems with "cursory observations" and a coloured plate depicting an imaginary Ossian's hall, probably based on the Ossian's Hall (formerly known as the Hermitage), built in the 18th-century near Dunkeld, which became a popular tourist attraction.
"Ossian's Hall" has divisional half title page.
Date of publication from Abbey. The last leaf of text has the date "1823".
First edition of a whimsical collection of notes on literary travels in Scotland, and local pastimes in Sussex. Poetry is included and there are digressions on painting, sculpture, and landscape gardening. The lithographs are claimed by the anonymous author as his/her own work and show a high degree of draughtsmanship.
Includes bibliographical references.
Abbey, J.R. Life,
NSTC
Manuscript inscription on the title page "To William Prescott, Nella dolce Memoria, Of a Friend who loved him in his Boyhood, and now respects him in his Manhood. The cottage, Hendon, Dec. 1826.". A 19th century armorial bookplate ( the Prescott arms with three owls) is afixed to the front pastedown.
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