The POEMS and SONGS of ROBERT BURNS--: with Introduction Notes and Glossary.
by Burns, Robert; edited by Andrew Lang and W.A. Craige
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good w owner inscription on fep (dated 1899) else unmarked, light wear & spotting to boards, worn title-box, hinges cracked but
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About This Item
NY: Dood Mead & Co, 1899. 2nd edition. Hardcover in red cloth boards, white paste-on title box, tope edge gilt, other edges deckled. Good w owner inscription on fep (dated 1899) else unmarked, light wear & spotting to boards, worn title-box, hinges cracked but binding otherwise tight. Burns to the max, in a good clean tight copy.
6-1/4 x 9, 668 pp, index, glossary, tissue-protected frontispiece engraving of Burns.
6-1/4 x 9, 668 pp, index, glossary, tissue-protected frontispiece engraving of Burns.
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- Bookseller
- edburynbooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5448
- Title
- The POEMS and SONGS of ROBERT BURNS--
- Author
- Burns, Robert; edited by Andrew Lang and W.A. Craige
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover in red cloth boards, white paste-on title box, tope edge gilt, other edges deckled
- Book Condition
- Used - Good w owner inscription on fep (dated 1899) else unmarked, light wear & spotting to boards, worn title-box, hinges cracked but
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Dood Mead & Co
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1899
- Keywords
- Fiction, Poetry
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Poetry;
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Nevada City, California
About edburynbooks
I sell from my home, where I have about 25,000 books shelved or stored. I am also an author, poet, photographer, taroist, publisher, collector. Selling books online for almost 15 years, including my own titles and rare books from my collection.
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.