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Shairp, Principal (John Campbell Shairp); Morley, John (Editor) : Robert Burns

Harper and Brothers, New York

Original publisher's black cloth binding with red lettering on covers and spine. No date, circa 1880s-1902. 5 1/4" x 7 1/2." 205 pages, complete. Two additional pages of advertisements in the back. Small square sticker on front pastedown with a library call number. A few numbers are written in black ink on the blank flyleaf preceding the half-title. There is one pink stamp each on the title page and Page 205 that reads, "Library, State Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, and the Blind, Berkeley, Cal." The stamps do not affect text. Tipped-in pocket label on the back pastedown lists the terms of checking out books from the library and instructs patrons to place their cards in the pocket when the book in on loan. A card is included in this pocket. Pages and covers are very clean and intact. Binding is tight. Some dust on the top edge of the text block not affecting pages internally. No external markings, except for slight rubbing. A Fine copy. This book is part of a thirty-six-volume biographical series titled, English Men of Letters, which was edited by John Morley and written by different authors. This book is no. 5 of 36 in the series. One ad in the back lists other books in the series that had been released to date. Biography of Robert "Rabbie" Burns (1759-1796), a Scottish poet, lyricist, and pioneer in the Romanticist movement of literature. He was very famous in his time and is still widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland.. Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Fine. Binding: Hardcover

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