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The Complete Works of Robert Burns: containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence, with A New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical.
por Robert Burns; Allan Cunningham
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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London: George Virtue , c1842. Leather. Good. 9.5" by 6.5". W. H. Bartlett, T. Allom . A beautifully engraved, complete, collection of Robert Burns with biographical notes by Allan Cunningham. A new, embellished edition. In half calf binding with marbled boards. With a frontispiece, engraved title page and 27 monochrome plates. Collated complete. The complete collection of the works of the famous Scottish poet, Robert Burns. Including popular poems such as 'To A Mouse' and 'Tam O' Shanter' and the famous song, 'Auld Lang Syne'. With a New Life of the Poet, and critical and biographical notes by Allan Cunningham. Missing eight pages between page 160 and 169. In half calf binding. Externally, smart with rubbing to the extremities and spine. Marks to the boards. Front hinge is starting but firm. Rear hinge is loose. A few handling marks to the paste-downs and free endpapers and some offsetting to the free endpapers. Internally, generally firmly bound. Missing eight pages between page 160 and 169. Binding strained in several places throughout, but still firm. Some scattered spots and offsetting throughout, heavier around the plates. Handling marks throughout, heavier to the preface. Good
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- Livreiro
- Rooke Books
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- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 833G14
- Título
- The Complete Works of Robert Burns: containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence, with A New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical.
- Autor
- Robert Burns; Allan Cunningham
- Ilustrador
- W. H. Bartlett, T. Allom
- Formato/Encadernação
- Leather
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Bom
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Editorial
- George Virtue
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- c1842
- Dimensão
- 9.5" by 6.5"
- Palavras-chave
- Robert Burns Scotts Scottish literature Scottish poetry Scotts a red, red rose tam o' shanter
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Rooke Books
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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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- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- New
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