[BURNS, ROBERT]. Poems & Songs. With Original Illustrations by R. Herdman, Waller H. Paton, Samuel Bough, Gourlay Steell, D. O. Hill, John McWhirter, and other Eminent Scottish Artist. Engraved by R. Paterson. Edinburgh: William P. Nimmo, 1868.
Hardcover. First edition thus. Leather-bound. Quarto (240 x 170 x 50mm), pp. [xviii], (2), 336. Rare Royal Scottish binding in full red morocco, signed 'C. MacDonald, 3 Assembly Lane'; elaborate floral gilt ruling, tooling and lettering to covers, morocco inlays in green and gilt on spine and covers incorporating harps and Lion Rampant central crest with Royal crown, spine gilt in six compartments, green morocco lettering-piece, a.e.g., gilt ruled edges, inner gilt dentelles, marbled pastedowns and endpapers. Initial and terminal blanks plus half-title present. Extra-illustrated with sixty-three original full and half-page illustrations by R. Herdman, Waller H. Paton, Samuel Bough, Gourlay Steell, D. O. Hill, John McWhirter, and other eminent Scottish artist, all engraved by R. Paterson. Notes and Glossary to rear. Printed by R. Clark, Edinburgh. Provenance: Armorial family crested bookplate of Joseph Grimond to front pastedown (Jo Grimond former Liberal Party leader). Condition: FINE. An immaculate copy and scarce thus.
