The works of Robert Burns : with an account of his life, and a criticism on his writings. : To which are prefixed, some observations on the character and condition of the Scottish peasantry. : In four volumes. Vol. I[-IV].

Author/creator Burns, Robert
Format Electronic
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : Printed by Budd and Bartram, for Thomas Dobson, at the Stone House, no. 41, South Second Street, 1801.
Description4 volumes : 1 portrait ; 19 cm
Supplemental ContentShaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition
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Other author/creatorThomson, Mr. (George), 1757-1851.
Other author/creatorCurrie, James, 1756-1805, editor.
Other author/creatorNasmyth, Alexander, 1758-1840, illustrator.
Other author/creatorLawson, Alexander, 1773-1846 engraver.
Uniform titleWorks. 1801
SeriesEarly American imprints. Second series no. 260. ^A575643
Incomplete content Vol. 1. The life of Robert Burns; with a criticism on his writings. To which are prefixed, some observations on the Scottish peasantry. -- Vol. II. General correspondence; including pieces of miscellaneous poetry. -- Vol. III. Poems, formerly published, with some additions. To which is added, a history of these poems by Gilbert Burns. -- Vol. IV. Correspondence with Mr. George Thomson including poetry, hitherto unpublished or uncollected.
General noteDedication signed: J. Currie.
General noteFrontispiece portrait of Burns signed: A. Nasmyth pinxt.; A. Lawson sct.
General noteVol. 1: x, [2], 376 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 2: xxvi, [2], 476 p.; v. 3: [4], xiv, 384, 54 p.; v. 4: [2], xxiii, [3], 415, [1] p. Last page of v. 4 blank.
General noteVol. 2 and 3 each have an index of first lines; v. 2, 3 and 4 each have a glossary.
References Shaw & Shoemaker 260
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 260).
Genre/formPoems 1801.
Genre/formLetters.

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