Burn, Robert.

The Works of Robert Burns ; With An Account of his Life, And A Criticism on his Writings. To which are Prefixed, Some Observations on the Character and Condition of The Scottish Peasantry.

The Seventh Edition. Four Volumes (complete set). London, Printed for T.Cadell and W.Davies and W.Creech at Edinburgh, by J.McCreery, Black-Horse-Court, Fleet-Street, 1813. Octavo (14.2 cm wide x 22 cm high). Pagination: Volume I: Portrait-Frontispiece-Portrait of Robert Burns, XII, 395 pages / Volume II: XXIV, 470 pages / Volume III: XII, 422 pages / Volume IV: XXIV, 414 pages. Hardcover / Original, very decorative, full leather with gilt lettering on spine. Beautiful, marbled endpapers and marbled adges. Excellent, unusually firm condition with only minor signs of wear. The bindins, hinges and spine in sturdy condition, very rare for such a set of Burns’ Works, which were always read intensely in the 19th century. From the library of Daniel Conner (Connerville / Manch Hose), with his Exlibris / Bookplate to pastedown. With an additional manuscript-entry of a pre-owner: “Elizabeth Conner, Nov. 12th, 1827”.

This excellent set of Works by Robert Burns also includes his correspondence (to John Murdoch, Aiken, Dunlop, Rev. G.Lowrie, Dr.Blacklock, The Earl of Eglington, The Earl of Glencairn, The Earl of Buchan, The Earl of Glencairn, Sir John Whitefoord, Rev. J. Skinner (″enclosing two songs, one by himself, the other by a Buchan ploughman”), Professor D. Stewart etc. etc.

The Poems are also searchable through and Index (″In the Alphabetical Order of the First Lines”)

• Keywords: 19th Century – Rare · Catalogue No.10 – International Literature · Library Set Rare · Poetry · Poetry – Rare · Robert Burns (Scottish Poet) · Scottish History Rare · Scottish Literature · Scottish Poet · Scottish Poetry · Scottish Poets · Scottish Songs
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 32422AB

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