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The National Burns:. Including The Airs of All the Songs in the Staff and Tonic Sol-Fa Notation; Edited, With an Original Life of Burns, by the Rev. George Gilfillan.
London: William McKenzie, nd [circa 1896]. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Gilfillan's National Burns was produced as a "Centenary Edition", celebrating the centenary of the death of Burns in 1796. The work was published as two Volumes of four Divisions. This is the "Deluxe" edition in four parts-a wonderful example of Victorian publisher's bindings. Seldom found in as handsome coondition as found here. Near Fine. No DJ, as Issued. Very minor shelf/edge wear, light toning/foxing at preliminaries related to poor endpaper choice, some images show ghosting to facing page, else tight, bright and unmarred. Green pebbled cloth boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements, red label at front board with image of Burns in gilt, black ink decorative elements, frontispiece, aeg. 408pp plus 8pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Index(es). Item #6754
Price: $250.00