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SHAW, WILLIAM. An Analysis of the Ga[e]lic Language . . . Second Edition. 171, [1] pages, including half-title * MACFARLAN, ROBERT. A New Alphabetical Vocabulary, Gailic and English, with Some Directions for Reading and Writing the Gailic. [4], 176 pages, plus manuscript additions (see below). first edition. Together, 2 volumes. 8vo, 192x119 mm, modern 1/2 pigskin, and 202x121 mm, contemporary sheep, rebacked; toning and soiling or spotting in both volumes, half-title of first work rehinged with tape discoloration in gutter. Edinburgh: W. and T. Ruddiman for R. Jamieson, 1778; Printed for the Author by John Moir, and sold by John Ogle, 1795
The second volume is extended with over 60 blank leaves at the end, which are filled with miscellaneous texts in English in various contemporary hands, including numerous poems, a "Catalogue of the Paisley Library," and descriptions of chemical processes. In addition, a list of chemical elements is written on both sides of the front free endpaper.
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