The Works of Robert Burns; with a Complete Life of the Poet, Professor Wilson, Two Volumes complete, 1847

The Works of Robert Burns; with a Complete Life of the Poet, and An Essay on His Genius and Character, by Professor Wilson. Also Numerous Notes, Annotations, and Appendices. Embellished by Eighty-one Portraits and Landscape illustrations. In Two Volumes, complete.

As well as the engravings, there are also facsimile examples of Burns' handwriting.

Published by Blackie and Son, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and London, 1847.

A very good set of two substantial hardbacks with brown cloth covers and calf leather spine and corners. Spines with raised bands and morocco title labels with gilt lined decals. Some scuffing and bumping with some cracking to outer joints at head and tail of spine. Soundly bound. Some cracking to endpapers at inner hinge.

Text is clean and bright throughout with some light age spotting on the first and last few pages. The tissue guarded engravings are also in very good condition. An attractive set with a little wear.

Language: English.

Vol I: Prelims + cclxxvi + iv + 149pp + Plates;

Vol II: Prelims + xiii + 410pp + Plates.

Dimensions: each volume approximately 256mm high x 182mm wide x 45-48mm deep.

Unpacked weight approximately 3kg (the set - unpacked).