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Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, Edinburgh, 1787. One of the Edinburgh editions, published by William Creech.
It was the second published edition of Burns's work, his first edition having been printed nine months before in Kilmarnock. It cost 5 shillings for subscribers and 6 shillings for non-subscribers. 1500 copies had been initially planned however demand was such that around 3000 copies were printed, of this is one. The volume was dedicated to the Noblemen and Gentlemen of the Caledonian Hunt. It also contains an extra seventeen poems and five new songs.
Inscribed by donors to Burns Monument Trust, on flyleaf, 28 October 1845.
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