Poems, Chiefly In the Scottish Dialect

Glasgow: John Smith & Son, 1927. Facsimile edition of The Kilmarnock Burns first printed by John Wilson in 1786. Softcover. Good +. viii, [1], 10-240 p. 23 cm. Grey paper covers with small tears to edges and spine.

Glasgow: John Smith, 1927. Soft cover. Very Good. 9"x6. . Facsimile Reprint. 1927 first edition. First edition of the Kilmarnock Edition being a facsimile reprint of the original first edition of 1786. Size octavo, 9" tall, 240 pages. Blue paper covers with plain spine, outer and lower page edges rough trimmed, housed in a card slipcase.Slipcase has a… Saber más sobre este artículo

1787. [original boards, leaves uncut] London: Printed for A. Strahan; T. Cadell in The Strand; and W. Creech, Edinburgh, 1787. Original blue-grey paper-covered boards with cream paper spine and printed label, page edges uncut. "The London edition," which is to say the third edition overall (so stated, unlike the prior two) -- following the rare Kilmarnock edition of… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Printed for A. Strahan; T. Cadell; and W. Creech, 1787. Third Edition; First London Edition, First State (with "stinking" instead of "skinking" in "To a Haggis"). 212 x 126 mm. (8 1/2 x 5"). xlviii, [13]-372 pp. With half title and the subscriber list [to the Edinburgh edition]. Pleasing contemporary tree calf, smooth spine rebacked preserving most… Saber más sobre este artículo

Kilmarnock: James McKie, 1870. Facsimile edition. Hardcover. Fair. Reprint and facsimile of the original Kilmarnock edition, printed at Kilmarnock, Scotland, in 1870, by James McKie. American Edition." 240 p. 23 cm. Publisher's blue paper wraps. Front board detached, but present. Spine cracked and chipped, edges rubbed, corners worn. Signed twice by publisher, once on front free endpaper… Saber más sobre este artículo

Kilmarnock: James M'Kie, 1886. Facsimile editions limited to 600 copies signed by the publisher, 4 volumes, 8vo; contemporary full green gilt-tooled morocco by F. Bedford, heavily-gilt spines in 6 compartments, a.e.g., marbled endpapers; upper cover of one volume unevenly faded, else a fine, beautifully bound set. Three volumes with the above-mentioned title, the fourth titled "Songs, chiefly in the… Saber más sobre este artículo

nd. Paperback. Fair. Facsimile reprint of the original 1786 Kilmarnock edition. 240 p. 24 cm. Grey paper covers. Front cover torn at spine ends. Most pages uncut. Bookplate on inside cover. Top corners stained up to p. 80. Most pages uncut. Occasional discolouration or speckling. Includes: Scotch Drink; Address to the Deil; Poor Maillie's Elegy; Halloween; The… Saber más sobre este artículo

Edinburgh: Printed for the Author, and Sold by William Creech, 1787. First Edinburgh Edition. 210 x 123 mm. (8 1/4 x 4 3/4"). xlviii, 3[9]-68 pp. Without the half title but with the list of subscribers. ELEGANT EMERALD GREEN CRUSHED MOROCCO, GILT AND ONLAID, BY SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE (stamp-signed on rear doublure), covers framed by floral chain roll… Saber más sobre este artículo

Newport, RI: John Brown, 1870. [Poetry] PUBLISHER'S PRESENTATION COPY. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.240. A facsimile of the 1786 Kilmarnock edition. Handsomely bound by Bayntun-Riviere for Lauriat in tan half calf over buckram sides, gilt to spine, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. Contents toned, some thumbmarks, neat repair to corner of p.236, twentieth century printed ephemera tipped-on to blanks… Saber más sobre este artículo

Baltimore, Maryland: F. Lucas, 1815. Hardcover. Good. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. Published with woodcuts, being of the author at frontis and another at p. 286; bound in at rear is a short review item, "Highland Mary's Bibles," and a poem invoking Robert Burns by John Greenleaf Whittier. Rebound in 32mo format, vellum over boards, leather… Saber más sobre este artículo

Kilmarnock: James McKie , 1886. Bound in plain paper boards with linen-backed paper backstrip. About 2/3rds of the paper surface on the spine has flaked off, the boards are lightly soiled through handling, the board tips are worn through, offsetting to the endpapers, joints are sound and the pages generally clean (one spot in the gutter of pages 104/105);… Saber más sobre este artículo

Glasgow: John Smith & Son (Glasgow) Ltd,, 1927. Handsomely bound copy Facsimile of the first edition, published at Kilmarnock on 31 July 1786 by John Wilson, which was Burns's first appearance in print. Octavo. Finely bound by the Chelsea Bindery in green morocco, spine lettered and decorated with thistle centre tool in gilt, raised bands, burgundy endpapers, twin rule… Saber más sobre este artículo

Paisley, Scotland: Gleniffer Press, 1987. (iv), 240pp. One of 500 copies. Signed by the printer/binder, Ian Macdonald. A special miniature reprint of the "Kilmarnock" edition of Burns' work, which appeared in 1786. Bound in full blue leather with silver spine titling. Housed in publisher's acrylic box with original title card. Fine. (2 1/2 by 1 3/4; 64x45mm).

Ams Pr Inc, 1972-06-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. Published by AMS, 1972, quality facsimile reprint of the 1786 edition. Moderate basement odor.

John Wilson. 1927 facsimile of 1786 Kilmarnock John Wilson edition, paperback, in slipcase; Very Good condition copy, with fair slipcase which has some age-browning; book has hand-cut pages, top edge uncut, therefore appears unused; UK dealer, immediate dispatch . Very Good. Paperback. 1927.

London: John Sharpe, 1824. xii, 255[i]pp. Printed by C. Whittingham, Chiswick. 4 steel engraved plates.Some foxing but mostly unaffected except frontis. plate which is heavily foxed.Fine full tree calf binding with gilt borders and titles with a finely dec. gilt spine and a red morocco label. A complete volume of the poems.[not the songs!]. Original Edition. Hardback. V.g.. 12mo.

London: Printed for A. Strahan; T. Cadell; and W. Creech, 1787. Third Edition; First London Edition, First State (with "stinking" instead of "skinking" in "To a Haggis"). 210 x 126 mm. (8 1/4 x 5"). xlviii, [13]-372 pp. With half title and the subscriber list [to the Edinburgh edition]. VERY FINE RED CRUSHED MOROCCO, GILT, BY RIVIERE &… Saber más sobre este artículo

Robert Gibson and Sons, 1950. Paperback. Good. . Tanning to spine and slipcase. Spine beginning to crack. Pages clean.

Penguin Books 1999. Octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Printed for the Author, and sold by William Creech, Edinburgh., 1787. Second edition, preceded only by the rare Kilmarnock edition of the previous year. Octavo. pp xlviii, 368. Period binding of quarter brown cloth gilt, marbled boards. First issue with the misprints ''Boxburgh'' on page xvii and ''skinking'' on page 263, and the Addenda to the list of subscribers.Small… Saber más sobre este artículo