Currie james ed (9 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover with jacket in very good condition. First edition. From the collection of the late journalist Derek Ingram. Jacket is lightly tanned, scored and worn, with one or two minor nicks. Hardcover spine ends are bumped. Page block is marked and tanned. Pages are clean and text is clear throughout. HCW. Used.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. "The Only Complete American Edition" Hardcover in Good-plus condition, thick 16mo (6.5 x 4.25 inches), pages: xxxiv,575,[blank]. Black textured cloth with blind stamped borders and botanical decoration, spine titles and rules in gold with gold decoration; engraved frontis with tissue, four additional engraved plates with tissue. Front hinge repaired with archival reversible tape, rear hinge tight, light wear to tips, spine tail worn and frayed at one side; book plate on front paste-down "C. H. Phelps / East Smithfield, Pa. / No.___ / $___" with library pocket on back free end-papers, no other library markings. Bookseller accession no.: 26528.…

Zustand: Good. New Edition. G : in good condition. Cover rubbed, Some foxing and staining. 210mm x 140mm (8" x 6"). xxvii, 412pp + plates. 3 b/w plates. Brown hardback half-leather cover.

Brown hardback leather cover. Zustand: Fair. Reprint. Worn condition. Cover rubbed. Spine missing. Hinges weak. Slight foxing and staining, but content in overall good condition. 220mm x 140mm (9" x 6"). xii, 370pp.

Brown hardback leather cover. Zustand: Fair. Reprint. Worn condition. Cover rubbed. Loss to spine. Hinges weak. Some foxing and staining, but content in overall good condition. 220mm x 140mm (9" x 6"). xxv, 476pp.

Zustand: Good. Reprint. G: in good condition without dust jacket as issued. Wear to leather along spine and corners. Boards rubbed. Frontis plate foxed. Scattered foxing and marginal marking. 220mm x 140mm (9" x 6"). xii, 370pp. Engraved frontis plate of Burns. Brown hardback half-leather cover.

Zustand: Good. New Edition. G : in good condition. Cover rubbed, Some foxing and staining. 210mm x 140mm (8" x 6"). xvi, 416pp + plates. 16 b/w plates. Brown hardback half-leather cover.

Zustand: Good. New Edition. G : in good condition. Cover rubbed, Some foxing and soiling. 210mm x 140mm (8" x 6"). xxv, 476pp + plate. 1 b/w plate. Brown hardback half-leather cover.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. A New Edition, in Four Volumes. 4 vols.: xii, 370; xxiv, [3], 476; xvi, 416; xxvii, [2], 412 p. 22 cm. Diced calf leather. Respined. Hinges repaired internally. Light foxing. Closed tear in front free endpaper of vol. 4 and repair in its rear pastedown. After Robert Burns' early death in 1796, his friends agreed that a biography of the poet should be written, the proceeds of which would help to support his widow and young sons. To this end they selected Dr. James Currie, a medical man from Liverpool. Dr. Currie had few literary credentials apart from his admiration of the poet's work and had met Burns only once. At the time, however, those who knew Burns better were unwilling to take on the role of biographer and the primary aim of the publication was to raise money for the poet's family. Some critics feel that Currie's treatment of his subject raised misconceptions about Burns' life which survive to this day. The doctor chose to put a moral slant on the life of the poet and lecture readers on the consequences of drunkenness and excess. However, much of the biography takes the form of letters written by the poet's friends and relatives and these provide a less judgmental view of his life. While Burns is portrayed as an imperfect genius, the poetry in these volumes speaks for itself.…