The Life and Works of Robert Burns - Towhich is Prefixed a Review of the Life of Burns & of Various Criticisms on His Character and Writings Vols 1 & 3
by Peterkin, Alexander & Currie, James (ed)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good - Fair
- Seller
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dartmouth, Devon, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Macredie, Skelly and Muckersy, 1815. Brown leather boards. Volume 1 has bumping to extremities and grazing to hinges. Heavy rubbing to spine ends. Remaind of p/o bookplate on inside of front board. Heavy foxing and spotting to fisrt few pages and light foxing throughout. Volume 3 is the same, but both front and rear boards have come loose, but are both present. Please contact for pictures.. Presumed First Edition.. Full Leather. Good - Fair.
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- Bookseller
- Compass Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 025714
- Title
- The Life and Works of Robert Burns - Towhich is Prefixed a Review of the Life of Burns & of Various Criticisms on His Character and Writings Vols 1 & 3
- Author
- Peterkin, Alexander & Currie, James (ed)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good - Fair
- Edition
- Presumed First Edition.
- Publisher
- Macredie, Skelly and Muckersy
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1815
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography / Autobiography; Literary Criticism; Poetry;
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- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Bookplate
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- First Edition
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.