Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect
Edinburgh: Printed for the Author, and Sold by William Creech, 1790.
Price: $450.00
Hardcover. First edition. Octavo. 365pp. List of the subscribers. Engraved frontispiece portrait by I. Beugo. Glossary 41pp. Plain black papercovered boards. Lacking the spine, corners chipped, frontispiece with dampstain on corner, light scattered foxing, a good only copy. Containing *Jamie and Bess* in imitation of Alexander Ross's *Helenore, or The Fortunate Shepherdess.* Also, containing Elegies, Miscellaneous Poems, and Songs.
Item #396519
Robert Burns
birth name: Robert Burns
born: 1/25/1759
died: 7/21/1796
Biography
National poet of Scotland who wrote lyrics and songs in the Scottish dialect. He was also famous for his rebellion against orthodox religion and morality. - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literaturemore