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Life of Robert Burns by J. G. Lockhart Biography of the famous Scottish Poet best known for Auld Lang Syne. OVERALL CONDITION: GOOD+ to VG Published by Constable and Co. in 1828 in Edinburgh as part of its “Constable’s Miscellany” series which featured original and selected publications from science, literature, and the arts. The volumes were published over the course of six years. This is volume 23 out of 80 and is the first edition and first printing of this biography. In contemporary 1/2 leather over mottled paper. Two gilt-lettered spine labels. Blind-stamped bordering. All edges speckled. Vignette title page. Octavo, 5.75” x 3.75”, vii; 310 pp. Provenance: Bishop Jacob of Limyren in Scotland and St. Margaret Convent in Edinburgh, Scotland. ABOUT THE AUTHOR John Gibson Lockhart (12 June 1794 – 25 November 1854) was a Scottish writer and editor. He is best known as the author of the seminal, and much-admired, seven-volume biography of his father-in-law Sir Walter Scott: Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. Robert Burns (January 1759 – July 1796), also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who have written in the Scots language, although much of his writing is in a "light Scots dialect" of English, accessible to an audience beyond Scotland. He also wrote in standard English, and in these writings his political or civil commentary is often at its bluntest. The book is in GOOD+ to VERY GOOD condition for being in boards nearly 200-years-old. Rubbing and cracking of the joints. Rubbed extremities and spine. Chipping of spine labels. Square spine with firm hinges. Foxing to endpapers and first few and last few pages of book. The occasional spot of foxing or smudge but most of the text is quite clean and bright. Offsetting from vignette title page. Former owner bookplate on front pastedown and stamp of St. Margaret Convent on vignette title page. As a fellow book collector, I know how frustrating it can be when items aren’t accurately described or poorly packaged for shipping. That is why I (1) take a lot of pictures and try to describe condition issues as accurately as possible and (2) pack your book purchases with the utmost care before shipping. I have been selling and buying on eBay for over 10 years and have a 100% satisfaction rating, and offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee 30-day return policy. Please follow me as I have thousands of highly collectible books to list in the coming weeks and months!
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