Author: WILSON, JOHN (1785-1854) / CHAMBERS, ROBERT (1802-1871) / HILL, DAVID OCTAVIUS (1802-1870) .
Title: The Land Of Burns, A Series Of Landscapes And Portraits, Illustrative Of The Life And Writings Of The Scottish Poet. The Landscapes From Paintings Made Expressly For The Work, By D. O .Hill, R.S.A.The Literary Department, By Professor Wilson...
Description: Glasgow: Blackie & Son, Queen Street, South College Street, Edinburgh; And Warwick Square, London, MDCCCXL. [1840] . 0. Two volumes bound together. A very good full leather binding. 4to. 11.0" x 9.0" x 2.25". pp.vi./pp.ii./pp.vii - pp.clviii/105/pp.vi./pp.72 + 83 steel engravings. Dark purple morocco with gilt blocking. Spine with 5 raised bands gilt blocked compartments and gilt title: "Land Of Burns". All page edges gilt. Inner gilt dentelles. Original yellow endpapers soiled. Previous owner's signature to front endpaper: "Rockfield". Engraved frontis and title followed by a printed title-page. Second title-page after p.105 . Clear English text. Tissue guards browned, but engravings with just light soiling. VG. ** Referenced by: Blackie, A. (1959) Blackie & Son 1809-1959: a short history of the firm. Glasgow: Blackie & Son pp.13-14 / Referenced by: NSTC 2H21409 / Referenced by: OCLC 935088743.

Keywords: 49274 Land of Burns Blackie & Son Wilson, John Chambers, Robert Hill, David Octaviu Bindings: : 19th Century


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