Fingal,; An Ancient Epic Poem, in Six Books: Together with several other Poems, composed by Ossian the Son of Fingal. Translated from the Galic Language, By James MacPherson.
London: Printed for T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt, 1762. First Edition. 4to, [16], [i]-xvi, 1-270pp; full contemporary calf. A nice copy of the first edition of the greatest literary hoax of the 18th century. Although suspicions about MacPherson's authorship were almost immediate -- most notably from Samuel Johnson --..... More