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Lieder.: In das Schweizerdeutsche übertragen von August Corrodi.

by Burns, Robert; Corrodi, August (transl.)

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Rare edition by Officina Bodoni with songs by Robert Burns translated into Swiss German. Limited edition, number 69 of only 100 numbered copies. Dedication copy.

Description: Publisher's pigskin, double-ruled border to boards in black, gilt spine label, in original slipcase. Octavo: 20 × 13 cm; pp. 119, [2] ll. Title page with coloured woodcut vignette. Top edge gilt. Bilingual text: English-Swiss-German.

Provenance: Dedication by Georg Reinhart in his own hand on the front flyleaf, dated 1950.

Ref.: Schmoller: 93

Condition: Slipcase somewhat dusty. Spine somewhat faded. Binding, endpapers and textblock otherwise impeccable.

Notes: The volume presents a selection of poems by the Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759–1796) compared with the original English text and the Swiss German translation by August Corrodi (1826–1885). Privately printed by order of the Winterthur patron Georg Reinhart and not published in the trade. With a manuscript dedication by Georg Reinhart.

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Georg Schneebeli :: Rare Books & Prints CH (CH)
Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
Lieder.
Author
Burns, Robert; Corrodi, August (transl.)
Book Condition
Used
Quantity Available
1
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Officina Bodoni
Place of Publication
Verona
Date Published
1949
Weight
0.97 lbs
Bookseller catalogs
Private Press; Literature;

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Spine Label
The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
Dedication Copy
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Vignette
A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
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...
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...
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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