The Songs of Robert Burns
by Robert Burns
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Bell & Daldy, 1863. Cloth. Very Good. 5.5" by 4". None. A smart, pocket sized edition of the collected songs of Robert Burns. A charming, pocket size edition of the songs of eighteenth century Scottish poet Robert Burns. As well as constructing his own original compositions, Burns worked to collect and preserve folk songs from across Scotland, often revising, expanding or adapting them. In letters he explained that he preferred simplicity in his songs, relating them to spoken language and insisting they should be sung in traditional ways. The best known song with which Burns is associated is, of course, 'Auld Lang Syne'.With a two page publisher's advertisement for further pocket volumes to the rear. With the contemporary owner's inscription of Vera Harvey, Newport, to the half title, and the binder's stamp of 'Bone & Son' to the rear pastedown. In the original cloth binding. Light shelf wear to spine head and tail. Front hinge starting, and detaching from text block towards tail. Binder's stamp to rear pastedown. Contemporary inscription to half title. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean, with the odd spot. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 781F9
- Title
- The Songs of Robert Burns
- Author
- Robert Burns
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bell & Daldy
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1863
- Size
- 5.5" by 4"
- Keywords
- Scotland Scottish Burns Rabbie Burns Scottish Bone & Son
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....