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Celebrating Robert Burns, the renowned Scotish poet...
Celebrating Robert Burns, the renowned Scotish poet...
Item # 698358
January 29, 1859
ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Jan. 29, 1859 The issue has several illustrations related to Robert Burns (Rabbie Burns), the notable Scottish poet and lyricist. In this regard, the front page has: "The Burns Centenary, 'Alloway's Auld Kirk'". The inside has: "The Burns - Centenary - Burns In The Plough-Field Composing His Poem 'To A Mountain Daisy'", which is a double-page illustration, "Burns Cottage At Ayr", "The Room In Which Burns Was Born", "The Auld Brig Of Doon, With Burns' Monument And A Glimpse Of Alloway Kirk In The Distance", and more. See images for details. Great to have such coverage in a London newspaper.
Other unrelated images are found throughout as well.
Complete in 24 pages, in very nice condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War