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The National Burns – Rev. George Gilfillan – c.1880 | Scottish Poetry, Illustrated

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The national burns – rev. George gilfillan – c. 1880 | scottish poetry, illustrated | this illustrated edition of <em>the national burns</em>, a celebration of scotland’s national poet, includes a biography by rev. George gilfillan and features musical notation, engraved plates, and a color map, published in four decorative divisions by william mackenzie.

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This illustrated edition of The National Burns, a celebration of Scotland’s national poet, includes a biography by Rev. George Gilfillan and features musical notation, engraved plates, and a color map, published in four decorative divisions by William Mackenzie.

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The National Burns, edited by Rev. George Gilfillan, is an homage to Scotland’s national bard, Robert Burns. Issued by William Mackenzie around 1880, this richly illustrated work is divided into four separately bound divisions, each bound in decorative green cloth. Gilfillan, a respected Scottish minister and literary critic, contributed an original biography of Burns, which set the National Burns apart from other collections of Burns’ works. This set also integrates both musical staff and sol-fa notations alongside 32 engraved portraits and plates, decorating Burns’s songs and poems with depictions of the Scottish landscapes, folktales, and people that were so frequently the subjects of his work.

 

Bibliographic Details

  • Title: The National Burns, including the Airs of all the Songs in the Staff and Tonic Notations; edited, with an Original Life of Burns
  • Author: Robert Burns
  • Contributor: Rev. George Gilfillan (Editor)
  • Publisher: London, Edinburgh, Glasgow: William Mackenzie
  • Edition: [c. 1880]
  • Binding: Decorative green cloth
  • Format: Quarto (4to), 2 volumes in 4 divisions
  • Size: ~ 10.25 in x 8.25 in (26 cm x 21 cm)
  • Collation:
    • Div. I: [2], cxx, 88
    • Div. II: [2], 89-232; 80
    • Div. III: [2], 200
    • Div. IV: [2], 201-408, 7, [1]
  • Illustrations: 32 engraved plates, including frontispieces, plus one color map in Div. III
  • Contents Include:
    • Life of Burns by Rev. Gilfillan
    • Poetic Works of Burns
    • Celebration of the Centenary of Burns’ Death
    • Glossary of Scottish vocabulary
    • Burns’ Correspondence

 

Condition:

Very Good. Bindings remain tight and secure with light rubbing to extremities and mild wear to edges. All divisions complete, with all plates and map present. Interior pages are generally clean with occasional foxing and mild age-toning. Gilt titles and decorative elements show well.

 

Why Collect This?

  • Decorative commemorative of Scotland’s national poet
  • Features both staff and sol-fa notations of Burns’ songs
  • Includes 32 engraved plates and color map
  • Authored by with biography by prominent Victorian critic

 

Item Number: #31214

 

Categories

Literature

European History

Authors

Robert Burns

Printing Date

19th Century

Language

English

Binding

Hardcover

Book Condition

Very Good

Collation

Complete

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