Complete Glossary to the Poetry and Prose of Robert Burns, John Cuthbertson, 1886
Complete Glossary to the Poetry and Prose of Robert Burns. With Upwards of Three Thousand Illustrations from English Authors. By John Cuthbertson.
Published by Alexander Gardner, Paisley and London, 1886 first edition. Uncommon in its original form.
A good dark green cloth hardback with gilt titles and armorial design to spine. Some bumping to corners and head and tail of spine. With mild shelf wear. Binding is shaken.
Text is clean and bright throughout, with all page gatherings still remaining uncut at the top edge, so clearly has never been read. Binding is a bit weak and there are gaps to the gutter between gatherings. Cracked endpapers at rear. Imperfect, but a fairly scarce first edition.
Language: English.
vi + 464pp.
Dimensions: approximately 199mm high x 140mm wide x 41mm deep.
Unpacked weight approximately 830g (unpacked).