Lot 179
[Burns, Robert], Six Favourite Songs, Scot and English. By Robert Burns, Peter Pindar, and others. Glasgow: Printed for and sold by Brash & Reid. N.d. (E-1795/6). [E32a] [M15715?] [C11]. " Awake, sweet muse, the breathing spring"; etc.
Contents. [1], Title page; 2, Here Awa, There Awa, &c. by Robert Burns; 3, English verses to the same air. By Peter Pindar, Esq.; 4-5, Behind Yon Hills, &c. By Robert Burns; 5-8, English verses to the same air. By Dr. Percy. This is pamphlet XXIII of the first volume of Brash and Reid's Poetry: Original and Selected. For further details of the collected pamphlets see the preceding book description. Only the second stanza of "Behind on hills" in this pamphlet differs significantly from the version in [K]. Other differences are minor, mainly concerning spelling and punctuation. Bookplate of William F. Gable. Parts of watermark on all four sheets. Nineteenth-century binding in straight-grain morocco, with five raised bands. Gilt inscription on spine: Songs / Robert Burns. 5¾ x 3½ in. (15 x 8.7 cm).
Estimated Value $400 - 600,
From the Collection of Henrik Minc,
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