The Songs and Poems of Robert Burns
by Burns, Robert
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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About This Item
London & Edinburgh: T.N. Foulis 1912, 1st edition. (Cloth, 8vo) xxvi, (ii), 652, (1),. Near fine, no dust jacket. Mildly scuffed tan buckram with gilt lettering to front cover and spine. Top edge gilt with bottom and face cut rough. Colour illustrations tipped in. Starting at title page, else clean and tight. "With appreciation by the Right and Hon. The Earl of Roseberry, K.T., and containing forty-six illustrations in Colour from Pictures by many of the most eminent scottish artists."..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Spafford Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 114346
- Title
- The Songs and Poems of Robert Burns
- Author
- Burns, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- T.N. Foulis
- Place of Publication
- London & Edinburgh
- Keywords
- Literature - Britain, Literature, Scottish Literature
Terms of Sale
Spafford Books
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About the Seller
Spafford Books
Biblio member since 2009
Regina, Saskatchewan
About Spafford Books
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Glossary
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- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
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