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Edinburgh:: Printed for the author and sold by William Creech, 1787., 1787. 8vo. xlviii, [9]-368 pp. Later full tree calf decoratively ruled in gilt, spine decorated in gilt with 5 raised bands, gilt-stamped brown morocco spine label, gilt inner dentelles, all edge gilt, marbled endpapers; somewhat crudely rebacked with portion of original spine laid down, corners refreshed, moderate edgewear, rubbed and worn, somewhat foxed, some offsetting. Housed in custom brown quarter brown morocco & brown-cloth slipcase, box with five raised bands and gilt spine title, brown cloth chemise. Bookplate of Zola E. Harvey, Msgr. Francis J. Weber (bookplate, rear pastedown). Very good. ZOLA E. HARVEY'S COPY; THIS FORE-EDGE PAINTING ON THE COVER OF CARL J. WEBER'S 1966 BOOK. Second edition (first Edinburgh edition). This fore-edge painting is one of the most widely recognized fore-edge paintings because it was the cover-piece for Carl J. Weber's 1966 edition which was based on the fore-edge painted…

This is one of the most famous collections of poetry by Robert Burns, which includes many of his most famous Scots verse and English-language poems.