Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect. To which Are Added, Scots Poems, Selected from the Works of Robert Ferguson.
Published by J. and A. McLean, Franklin's Head, New York, 1788
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Thomas Dorn, ABAA, Canton, GA, U.S.A.Thomas Dorn, ABAA
AbeBooks seller since June 23, 1997
Condition: Used - Very good
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First printing thus. This, the second American edition, was preceded by several months by the Philadelphia edition, which lacked the engraved frontis of Burns and the additional poems by Ferguson. Small 8vo. Frontispiece engraved portrait of Burns. v, 306 pp. Original tree calf, modern rebacking with gilt-stamped brown leather spine. Previous ownership front pastedown and second front free endpaper. Typical engraving offsetting onto title page. The text is quite clear with only minimal scattered foxing. Overall near very good. Presented in a fine gilt-stamped half-leather (with raised spinal bands) and brown cloth clamshell case. Scarce.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect. To which Are Added, Scots Poems, Selected from the Works of Robert Ferguson.
- Author
- Burns, Robert
- Publisher
- J. and A. McLean, Franklin's Head, New York
- Publication year
- 1788
- Condition
- Very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Seller catalogs
- Poetry, Scottish Literature and Poetry
Thomas Dorn, ABAA
Canton, GA, U.S.A.
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Thomas Dorn, ABAA
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