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Auction archive: Lot number 32

The Works of Robert Burns

Estimate
US$700 - US$1,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 32

The Works of Robert Burns

Estimate
US$700 - US$1,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

Title: The Works of Robert Burns Author: Burns, Robert Place: Liverpool Publisher: J. M'Creery, T. Cadell, et al Date: 1800 Description: 5 volumes. Portrait frontispiece in Volume 1. (8vo) 21.5x13.5 cm (8½x5¼") early full tree calf, red morocco labels. First Edition. The first attempt at a collected edition of Burns' works, edited by James Currie of Liverpool and published by subscription for the benefit of Burns' widow. Included is Currie's substantial life of Burns, which was reprinted throughout the 19th century; extensive selections of Burns' correspondence; tributes to Burns; and previously unpublished poems and songs, most notably "Auld Lang Syne" on page 123 of volume 4 - the first appearance under Burns' name of a song the Scots proudly claim to be one of the most famous and popular of the past 200 years. The first four volumes, all published in 1800, contain the works, and volume five - an addition published in 1808 - contains the Reliques . . . Consisting Chiefly of Original Letters, Poems, and Critical Observations on Scottish Songs, as edited by R. H. Cromek. Ink signature on the title-pages of volumes 1-4 of "Matt. Davidson / 12th June 1800" - certainly the subscriber listed as M. Davidson, Ponteysylte. NCBEL II, 1980; Gibson, page 8. Lot Amendments Condition: Light wear, front hinge starting in Volume 1; very good. Item number: 261491

Auction archive: Lot number 32
Auction:
Datum:
28 May 2015
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
Beschreibung:

Title: The Works of Robert Burns Author: Burns, Robert Place: Liverpool Publisher: J. M'Creery, T. Cadell, et al Date: 1800 Description: 5 volumes. Portrait frontispiece in Volume 1. (8vo) 21.5x13.5 cm (8½x5¼") early full tree calf, red morocco labels. First Edition. The first attempt at a collected edition of Burns' works, edited by James Currie of Liverpool and published by subscription for the benefit of Burns' widow. Included is Currie's substantial life of Burns, which was reprinted throughout the 19th century; extensive selections of Burns' correspondence; tributes to Burns; and previously unpublished poems and songs, most notably "Auld Lang Syne" on page 123 of volume 4 - the first appearance under Burns' name of a song the Scots proudly claim to be one of the most famous and popular of the past 200 years. The first four volumes, all published in 1800, contain the works, and volume five - an addition published in 1808 - contains the Reliques . . . Consisting Chiefly of Original Letters, Poems, and Critical Observations on Scottish Songs, as edited by R. H. Cromek. Ink signature on the title-pages of volumes 1-4 of "Matt. Davidson / 12th June 1800" - certainly the subscriber listed as M. Davidson, Ponteysylte. NCBEL II, 1980; Gibson, page 8. Lot Amendments Condition: Light wear, front hinge starting in Volume 1; very good. Item number: 261491

Auction archive: Lot number 32
Auction:
Datum:
28 May 2015
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
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