Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect.
by BURNS, Robert
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- Hardcover
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LONDON, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Printed for the Author, and sold by William Creech, Edinburgh., 1787. Second edition, preceded only by the rare Kilmarnock edition of the previous year. Octavo. pp xlviii, 368. Period binding of quarter brown cloth gilt, marbled boards. First issue with the misprints ''Boxburgh'' on page xvii and ''skinking'' on page 263, and the Addenda to the list of subscribers.Small paper flaw to margin of page 188, not affecting the text. Some light marginal staining in a few places. Some rubbing to covers. Spine faded. Very good.
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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
- Peter Ellis bookseller (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BURNSROB014363
- Title
- Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect.
- Author
- BURNS, Robert
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for the Author, and sold by William Creech, Edinburgh.
- Date Published
- 1787
- Keywords
- scottish
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
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- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Marbled boards
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