GENEALOGICAL MEMOIRS OF THE FAMILY OF ROBERT BURNS AND OF THE SCOTTISH HOUSE OF BURNES

REV CHARLES ROGERS

Published by THE ROYAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY, LONDON, 1877

About this Item

Royal Blue cloth with gilt blocked titles to spine and crest to front on bevel edged boards, 68 pp. First Edition 1877. A scarce book in original format and with an interesting provenance. It is an Ex public library copy having been donated to Brighton Free Library by Cornelius Paine.(Jnr) Cornelius Paine and his son, also Cornelius, were ?West Indiamen?, City traders in goods and owned a substantial sugar plantation on Montserrat latterly residing at 11 Lewes Crescent Kemp Town Brighton. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Fair (Book- Moderate shelf wear and soiling to cloth with dewey paper labels to spine, Library book plates to front paste down including that recording source of donation as above, ragged small tear to top mragin of free front end paper, signature of Paine to reverse. Heavy foxing and browning to title and rear last leaf diminishing in intensity to prelims and last few pages, foxing spots to edges of book block and with random blind and ink public lib markings. The book has been graded as "fair" only because of the foxing and ex.lib status. No other notable defects). Seller Inventory # 133399

Bibliographic Details

Title: GENEALOGICAL MEMOIRS OF THE FAMILY OF ROBERT...

Publisher: THE ROYAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY, LONDON

Publication Date: 1877

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

Edition: 1st Edition