The Prose Works of Robert Burns; Containing His Letters and Correspondence, Literary and Critical; and Amatory Epistles, Including Letters to Clarinda, &c. &c. Embellished with Nine Beautiful and Highly Finished Engravings
by Burns, Robert
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
Newcastle Upon Tyne: Mackenzie and Dent, 1819. Robert Burns (1759-1796) wrote romantically in the Scots dialect. Here is a lovely, Near Fine copy of the First Edition. Bound in highly-decorative leather: full calf (marbled); fancy spine with five raised bands and a red label; all filled with gilt. Clean text; 610 pages, with Appendix; marbled endpapers and edges. The text is very bright and supple, with minimal discolorations. Armorial bookplate on the front paste-down. Truly a lovely copy, and surprisingly uncommon (Oxford has it, but the LOC only holds it electronically). Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Thus. Full-Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002324
- Title
- The Prose Works of Robert Burns; Containing His Letters and Correspondence, Literary and Critical; and Amatory Epistles, Including Letters to Clarinda, &c. &c. Embellished with Nine Beautiful and Highly Finished Engravings
- Author
- Burns, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Mackenzie and Dent
- Place of Publication
- Newcastle Upon Tyne
- Date Published
- 1819
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classic English Literature;
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- First Edition
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- Raised Band(s)
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- Paste-down
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- Calf
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