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 Info | Philadelphia : Printed by Budd and Bartram, for Thomas Dobson, at the Stone House, no. 41, South Second Street, 1801. |
| Description | 4 volumes : 1 portrait ; 19 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Shaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Thomson, Mr. (George), 1757-1851. |
| Other author/creator | Currie, James, 1756-1805, editor. |
| Other author/creator | Nasmyth, Alexander, 1758-1840, illustrator. |
| Other author/creator | Lawson, Alexander, 1773-1846 engraver. |
| Uniform title | Works. 1801 |
| Series | Early 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 George Thomson including poetry, hitherto unpublished or uncollected.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 note | Dedication signed: J. Currie. |
| General note | Frontispiece portrait of Burns signed: A. Nasmyth pinxt.; A. Lawson sct. |
| General note | Vol. 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 note | Vol. 2 and 3 each have an index of first lines; v. 2, 3 and 4 each have a glossary. |
| References | Shaw & Shoemaker 260 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic 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/form | Poems 1801. |
| Genre/form | Letters. |
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