The Poetical Works of Robert Burns. With all the Correspondence and Notes by Allan Cunningham / Robert Burns
Entry/Object ID
2015.7.68
Description
544 pages. Tissue guarded frontis.
Red bordered text.
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
Poets, Scottish, Correspondence, 1880s, Poetry
Dimensions
Height
7-1/2 in
Width
5 in
Book Details
Author
Robert Burns
Publisher
J.B. Lippincott & Company
Place Published
City
Philadelphia
State/Province
Pennsylvania
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
1883
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Gold Band Titles
Binding Notes
Bound in mustard beveled cloth with black stamping over entire cover and spine in a classical decoration of urn and floral design to cover and spine, but encompassing elements of both Eastlake design and asymmetry. Urn on spine is gilt stamped, as is title and decoration to cover and wide title band to spine. Blue stone endpapers. All edges gilt.
