The Complete Works of Robert Burns with Life and Notes by Alan Cunningham, in two volumes complete

Burns, Robert

Published by John Macready, 1890

About this Item

Hardback. A very attractive set. xiv, 363+xviii, 458pp. Index and glossary. Half bound in red Morocco with raised bands to spine, gilt titles and decorations to spine compartments, Gilt portrait of Burns to front. Narrow decorative gilt border to edge of leather and to edge of the leather corners. Gilt to all edges. Illustrated with frontispieces to both volumes each with tissue guard, illustrations to half titles page and plates within (18 additional illustrations to vol I and 10 to vol II). Etchings by W. B. Scott. Large format: 250 by 170mm (9¾ by 6¾ inches). Clean and bright. Text and illustrations are clean and crisp. Yellow ends papers are starting to show some fragility at the internal joints. Vol II has some long splits to spine edges in places. Bindings remain sound.

Seller Inventory # 22006

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Complete Works of Robert Burns with Life and Notes by Alan Cunningham, in two volumes complete
• Publisher: John Macready
• Publication Date: 1890
• Binding: Hardcover