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White Fox Rare Books
241 Central Park WestNew YorkNY 10024United States
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+1 802-291-4113Peter F. Blackman
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Beautiful Sangorski & Sutcliffe Cosway style binding, with oval portrait of a young Burns, painted on ivory, serving as a centerpiece of inside front cover. Portrait surrounded by border of gilt leaf repeats, and six jeweled pieces. Boards decorated with a diaper of stylized sunflowers. Inside boards' borders are decorated with gilt-impressed quotation from Burns' most famous of poems. 8vo. 21.5 by 13.5 cm. xlviii, 9-368 pp. Expertly rebacked, with virtually no conspicuous evidence of work having been done, and original spine and boards are fully preserved and in fine condition. Full Decorated Morocco. Custom Box, between quarter and half morocco. Custom chemise.

About Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect

This is one of the most famous collections of poetry by Robert Burns, which includes many of his most famous Scots verse and English-language poems.