Duain Ghaelic. With a Brief Sketch Proving the Authenticity of Ossian’s Poems. Edinburgh: Maclachlan & Stewart, Edinburgh, 1858. First Edition. Pp 191. Original green cloth boards, blocked in blind and gilt, yellow coated endpapers. Light fading to boards, otherwise a nice bright copy.

Ex library Douglas Hyde, with his bookplate & signature to front free endpaper.

Douglas Hyde (1860–1949) was the leading figure of the Gaelic Revival, co‑founder of Conradh na Gaeilge (the Gaelic League), and later first President of Ireland. Hyde was deeply invested in the preservation and study of Gaelic literature—Irish and Scottish.

This book on Ossianic authenticity would have been directly relevant to his linguistic and cultural interests. Hyde’s ownership underscores the pan‑Gaelic cultural connections he championed.