R Gibson and Sons, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 240 pages. No dust jacket. Blue paper cover in presentation pictorial box. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Noticeable tanning to rough-cut text block edges. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers with plate to front. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Small tears and chipping, with heavy tanning and marking overall. Book is slightly curled. Box with moderate rubbing and marking to surfaces. Heavy bumping to corners, with mild sunning overall. Large tearing and chipping. Tanning and water damage.

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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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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1632982520TMB
Title: Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect
Author: Robert Burns
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: R Gibson and Sons

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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...
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....
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...