John Burns. 1858–1943; a prominent British politician and leader in the labor movement who was also a renowned bibliophile with a library of thousands of rare books.

Printed at Basel
August 10, 1921

Pasquinades original: "Pasquinades"; referring to the collection of satirical poems or "Pasquills" mentioned on the previous page.

Not in Vschner? Likely a reference to a bibliographical catalog, possibly by the scholar Wilhelm Vischer, which lists books printed in Basel. The note indicates that this specific edition was rare enough to be missing from that standard reference work.