POEMS, CHIEFLY IN THE SCOTTISH DIALECT.
London: A. Strahan, T. Cadell, W. Creech, 1787.
Third edition. The first London edition after the Kilmarnock first edition and the Edinburgh edition of 1787. 8vo. (v), vi-xlviii, (13), 14-372p. Includes list of subscribers. Bound by Riviere in full red crushed morocco with marbled endpapers, a.e.g., the spine with gilt tittles and ornate panel decoration, the covers with triple-ruled borders, fancy dentelles. All quite fine. Item #22611
This edition reprints the Edinburgh edition, both described by some collectors as "The Stinking Editions" due to the misprint on page 267 of the word "skinking" in the poem "To A Haggis".
Gibson P. 6; NCBEL II: 1990-91; Lowndes I: 326.
Price: $2,250.00