Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect : Robert Burns : Facsimile Edition 1927

Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect

By Robert Burns

Fac-simile of the original Kilmarnock edition (1786).

Printed by John Smith & Son, Glasgow, 1927. Blue paper paper covers, slipcase with printed title label, 8vo, 240 pages.

CONDITION
A good copy of this faithful facsimile edition. The paper binding is very good. The slipcase is good with no splitting but it has light signs of age and the previous owner has put their initials to the front. All contents present and pages in good clean condition throughout, again the previous owner has put their initials to the top of the front endpaper. Overall a very good copy.

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Scottish poet and lyricist Robert Burns is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland. He is the best known of the poets who have written in the Scots language, although much of his writing is in a "light Scots dialect" of English, accessible to an audience beyond Scotland. He also wrote in standard English, and in these writings his political or civil commentary is often at its bluntest. He is regarded as a pioneer of the Romantic movement, and after his death he became a great source of inspiration to the founders of both liberalism and socialism, and a cultural icon in Scotland and among the Scottish diaspora around the world.

(Robert Burns Shelf)