Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, commonly known as the Kilmarnock Edition, is a collection of poetry by the Scottish poet Robert Burns, first printed and issued by John Wilson of Kilmarnock on
Centenary Facsimile with Jamies McKie's signature in a limited edition of 120 copies.
The miniature facsimile edition of Robert Burns 1786 volume of poems.
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Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect was the second "pirated" issue of Robert Burns's work, being published in Ireland at Belfast without permission from or payment to the author or publisher. It is
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Dublin Variant of 1787 – Title page
The page number error.
Comparison of the 1787 first octavo 'Edinburgh Edition' (left) and the 1787 'Dublin' duodecimo volume(right).
The 'Stinking' misprint.