THE COMPLETE WORKS OF ROBERT BURNS: Containing His Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical, by Allan Cunningham.

An early, very handsome illustrated edition. Illustrated with over 30 engravings on steel by noted artists such as W.H. Bartlett, T. Allom, and others. Tall and thick 8vo, handsomely bound in full dark blue-black morocco, the spine beautifully gilt decorated in compartments between wide raised bands, each compartment is decorated with triple-gilt filleted panels, one compartment lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. lv, 468 pp. including glossary and index. A beautiful copy in a very handsome binding, internally fresh and very well preserved, the binding especially well preserved, bright, clean and strong.

Edizione: a fine early illustrated collected edition of burns' works. the steel engravings are of excellent quality and reflect the rural charm and humor of the ploughman poet's beloved works.<br> the collection includes allan cunningham’s “life and notices”. cunningham, a published poet and magazine contributor, was a neighbor of robert burns. burns died when cunningham was only a child, but he had many recollections of his father’s friend. the handsome steel engravings in this edition include a number of impressive portraits, but there are also illustrations to verses which delightfully capture the lighthearted style and charm of the scottish poet.