The Works of Robert Burns. With a series of authentic Pictorial Illustrations. Marginal Glossary, Numerous Notes, and Appendixes; also The Life of Burns, by J. G. Lockhart; and Essays on the Genius, Character, and Writings of Burns, by Thomas Carlyle and Professor Wilson. Edited by Charles Annandale, M.A., LL.D. Editor of the 'Imperial Dictionary,' Etc. Five Volumes. Blackie & Son, Limited. London, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Dublin. 

(For condition please consult note at listing top)

Five half-leather volumes

Gilt titles to spine on smart brown labels

Five raised bands

Marbled text-block edges

Frontispiece portrait of Robert Burns with tissue protector

Many engravings

One fold-out

Double-column text

260pp; 260pp; 260pp; 288pp; 290pp

Individual volume size: 22.5 x 16.6 x 3cm (approx.).

Undated but '1898' penned in volume one

Robert Burns (1759-96), also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide.