The complete works of Robert Burns : with an account of his life, and a criticism of his writings. To which are prefixed some observations on the character and condition of the Scottish peasantry. By James Currie. M. D. With an enlarged and corrected glossary.
Robert Burns (1759-1796)
Category
Books
Date
circa 1840
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Wightwick Manor, West Midlands
NT 3165844
Summary
Bibliographic description
xciii, [2], 260 p. : front. (port.) ; 23cm (8vo). Bookseller's ink stamp on rear pastedown: William Kidd … Union St., Dundee. Loose inserts: 4 lined leaves in Arabic script, dated 1 Feb. '96, with presumed translation "A strange custom of this country" on last leaf; (at rear) paper napkin printed with 'The Selkirk grace'; set of Robert Burns, 'The immortal memory' Royal mail issue of stamps. (Loose material stored separately in archive.) Provenance: inscribed in 57 hands on upper lining papers, including "Anthea Mander Lahr"; on recto of frontis. inscribed: "Prize Alexander [very faint] Rifle Competition Sept. 1843". Binding: publisher's green cloth, gold lettered spine: Burns' Poems and letters …
Makers and roles
Robert Burns (1759-1796) James Currie (1756-1805)