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Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect.
by BURNS, Robert
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Glasgow: John Smith & Son (Glasgow) Ltd,, 1927. Handsomely bound copy Facsimile of the first edition, published at Kilmarnock on 31 July 1786 by John Wilson, which was Burns's first appearance in print. Octavo. Finely bound by the Chelsea Bindery in green morocco, spine lettered and decorated with thistle centre tool in gilt, raised bands, burgundy endpapers, twin rule to turn-ins, top edge gilt. The occasional minor blemish, an excellent copy finely bound.
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On Jan 25 2019, a reader said:
I have a book of the rare edition of the kilmarnock burns poems published 1786. I also have.the poetical works of robert burns XXXIV
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 161013
- Title
- Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect.
- Author
- BURNS, Robert
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Glasgow: John Smith & Son (Glasgow) Ltd,
- Date Published
- 1927
Terms of Sale
Peter Harrington
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
Glossary
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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