Poems of Robert Burns by Robert Burns - 1995

Poems of Robert Burns, The Easton Press Edition, 1995, Collectors Edition Bound in Genuine Leather, Frontispiece Illustration by Christopher Simon. The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1995. Limited Collectors Edition Bound in Genuine Leather, this Hardcover. Accented with 22kt gold gilt decorative spine and gilded edges. Printed on acid-neutral archival quality paper. The end-sheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints to ensure the highest quality binding. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines ---- Fine, As New Condition. No discernible signs of any wear. The book is clean, tight and secure binding as if never opened, unmarked, no writing, no highlighting, no stains, no rips, no edge chipping, no page folds. Please review pictures for greater detail. Free USA Shipping ---- Robert Burns (1759–1796), also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, the National Bard, Bard of Ayrshire and the Ploughman Poet and various other names and epithets, was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who have written in the Scots language, although much of his writing is also in English and a light Scots dialect, accessible to an audience beyond Scotland. He also wrote in standard English, and in these writings his political or civil commentary is often at its bluntest. He is regarded as a pioneer of the Romantic movement, and after his death he became a great source of inspiration to the founders of both liberalism and socialism, and a cultural icon in Scotland and among the Scottish diaspora around the world. Celebration of his life and work became almost a national charismatic cult during the 19th and 20th centuries, and his influence has long been strong on Scottish literature.