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May 7, 2009 · Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect by Robert Burns. Publication date 1786 Publisher J. M'Kie Collection americana Book from the collections of University of Michigan
Therefore we take a close look at a remarkable volume held by the University of Glasgow Library: a rare first Edinburgh edition of Burns' Poems, chiefly in the Scottish dialect embellished with manuscript notes and poems penned by the poet's own hand.
Jul 18, 2023 · The poems cover a wide range of themes, including love, nature, and Scottish identity. This edition features many additional poems not included in the first edition, making it a valuable resource for fans of Burns' work.
Poems, chiefly in the Scottish dialect; Description: First collection of Robert Burns’s work to be published. Printed in Kilmarnock by John Wilson in 1786. Known as the ‘Kilmarnock Burns’ or the ‘Kilmarnock Edition’. The poems include ‘Scotch drink’, ‘The Cotter’s Saturday night’, ‘To a mouse’ and ‘To a louse ...
Page 117 - Douglas's poems p. 144. then owre your riggs we'll scour wi' haste, an hurry on the maidenfeast. ibid. p. 117. It may be observed, that, in some parts of Scotland, this entertainment is given after the grain is cut down : in others, not till all is gathered in. it was, till very lately, the custom to give what was called a maidenfeast upon the finishing of the harvest, and to prepare...
The first issue of the first Edinburgh edition of Poems, Chiefly In The Scottish Dialect by Robert Burns. Octavo, xlviii, [9]-368pp. Contemporary full calf, title in gilt on spine over red morocco label, raised bands with decorative gilt compartments. Frontispiece portrait of Robert Burns, by Nasmuth and engraved by Buego. Half title: Poems, chiefly Scottish. […]
Burns, Robert, 1759-1796. POEMS, CHIEFLY IN THE SCOTTISH DIALECT, BY ROBERT BURNS. Kilmarnock: printed by John Wilson, M,DCC,LXXXVI., 1786. 240p.; 8⁰.
