Poems chiefly in the Scottish dialect Poems, chiefly Scottish Burns's poems Burns, Robert 1759-1796 creator Strahan, Andrew -1831 bookseller. Cadell, T. (Thomas) 1742-1802 bookseller. Creech, William 1745-1815 bookseller. Olmstead, Robert former owner. Marshall, J. H. former owner. Marshall, Will active 1811 former owner. text dictionary Printed books-England-London-18th century-Specimens Printed books-Scotland-Edinburgh-18th century-Specimens Composition errors (Printing)-England-London-1787. Annotations (Provenance)-18th century. Subscription lists (Publishing)-Great Britain-18th century. Poetry. Dialect poetry. enk 1787 The third edition. monographic eng print xlviii, [13]-372 pages : frontispiece (portrait) ; 22 cm By Robert Burns. Pagination irregular, but the text is complete. "A reprint of the Edinburgh edition, for the London publishers: has several typographical errors; among others, in the 'Address to a Haggis, ' the word 'skinking' (meaning watery), is printed 'stinking'. The misprint is also found in a supplementary Edinburgh edition of the same year, and both are known to collectors as the 'Stinking edition'. This is the first London edition of Burns."--J. Gibson, The bibliography of Robert Burns "Advertised in May 1787 (in the London Chronicle), but probably not published till November, or early December, 1787." (J. W. Egerer, "A bibliography of Robert Burns"). List of subscribers: pages xi-xlviii. The Cushing Library/Burns Collection copy has the portrait and half-title, and a faint inscription of Robert Olmstead. The Cushing Library/Rare Books copy was acquired as part of the Lois Goddard Morrison Collection of Eighteenth Century Literature. The Cushing Library/Rare Books/Morrison Collection copy lacks the portrait and the half-title, property stamp of J. H. Marshall, Stragglethopre, Radcliffe-on-Trent, Notts.; and is inscribed by Will Marshall, 1811 on title page. Glossary: pages 349-372. English short title catalogue, T91546 e-uk-st Peasants Scotland Scottish poetry 18th century Dialect poetry, Scottish 18th century Paysannerie Écosse Poésie écossaise 18e siècle Peasants Scottish poetry Scotland 1700-1799 fast England London Scotland Edinburgh PR4300 .1787 L6 828 B967p-S English short title catalogue, T91546 03014214 DLC 780419 20250408181324.2 in00001001673 eng