Two Songs by Robert Burns: Lassie with the Lint-white Locks and The Golden Locks of Anna

  • Softcover
  • Oldham, England: Incline Press, 2020
By [Incline Press] Burns, Robert
Oldham, England: Incline Press, 2020. Softcover. Fine. Softcover. Number 11 of about 100 copies. This chapbook was printed in honor of Burns Night. In his introduction, the printer Graham Moss, writes that "for all his poetry, it ought to be his songs that Robert Burns be best remembered for." Bound in red handmade paper with the title and titles of songs printed on the front cover. Also on the cover is a handsome ampersand cut in wood by Mark McKellier for use in this chapbook. Its design is based on the Dutch typefaces that became the models for Caslon. The text is set in Monotype Bembo. A charming book in fine condition. PRI/120424.

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