The poetical works and letters of Robert Burns
Subtitle: with copious marginal explanations of the Scotch words and life : engravings on steel.
Series: Landscape series of poets
Publisher: Gall & Inglis
Published: 1881
Place of publication: London; Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 642
Subjects: Gift books -- Specimens.; Scotland -- Poetry.
Genres: Specimens.; Poetry.
Other titles: Burns' poems & letters; Burns
Notes: T.p. and text printed within red rule border.

Date taken from British Library Public Catalogue.

Part of "The Landscape Series of Poets".  Cf. BLPC.

Includes "The life of Robert Burns.": p. [iii]-xvi.

"Some alterations have been made in objectionable phrases in the Poetry, they are put in small capitals"--Contents.

Includes "Index of first lines.": p. xxix-xxxii.

Plates are transfer lithographs of originally steel-engraved illustrations.  All are with captions.

A different issue of another [1881] edition of this title published by Gall & Inglis. With the same setting of type but with different borders, lacking two lines at the end of p. 217 and missing a letter and punctuation at the end of p. 259.  See McLean D 0153.

MASS copy: Bound in red fine diagonal rib-grain cloth blocked in gold, black and blind.  Upper cover with white ogee-shaped paper onlay blocked in gold.  Boards with bevelled edges; a.e.g.  Spine with imprint: "Gall & Inglis".  With dark brown painted endpapers.  With presentation inscription dated 1885.5CaOTMC