Stewart's Edition of Burns' Poems Including a Number of Original Pieces Not Hitherto Published [1802, Glasgow] [3]

Stewart's Edition of Burns' Poems Including a Number of Original Pieces Not Hitherto Published, by Robert Burns. Glasgow: printed and sold by Thomas Stewart and A M'Gown, Booksellers, Trongate. 1802. Binding: black leather on board; tooled decoration; gold decoration on spine; title, place and date on spine; marbled end-papers; greenish laid paper with red edges. Marks: Embossed "Burns Monument Kilmarnock", front page. James McKie private library number "85". Illustrations: Engraving of Burns memorial after W. Wier (R. Scott), facing title page Engraving of Burns' bust, after I. Denholm (R. Scott), title page. Engraving of "The Holy Fair" after A. Carse (R. Scott), facing p. 1. Engraving of "The Cotter's Saturday Night" after A. Carse (R. Scott), facing p. 17. Engraving of the "Tam O'Shanter", after A. Carse (R. Scott), facing p. 258 Comment by James McKie: " A reprint - of likely same issue as last - but this has got the letters of Clarinda. James McKie."  "Presented to Mr James McKie by John Baird | Kilmarnock | August 6 1866", front page in ink. Some pencil scribbles through book.
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EAMK030033
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Creator :
Robert Burns
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145x92x30mm
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