The first edition of Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect is now on display in Fife, with 50 pages missing due to being torn out and used to clean razors
The edition of Poems Chiefly In The Scottish Dialect rescued by John Murison.A rare first edition of Robert Burns’s debut poetry collection, found in a barber shop, has gone on display in Fife, Scotland.
The book, titled Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, is missing its first 50 pages. These were ripped out by the owner of a barber shop in Shrewsbury in Shropshire, who used them to clean his razors. John Murison, a Burns enthusiast, purchased the book in the late 19th century, after spotting it in the shop. It is not known exactly when he rescued the book, but it is thought to have been in the 1880s or 1890s.
The book, most commonly known as the Kilmarnock Edition, is now on display at Dunfermline Carnegie Library and Galleries in Fife, next to the Abbey Church which Burns visited in 1787. It will be on display until 5 February.Sara Kelly, local studies officer with cultural charity OnFife, which runs the library, said it is unclear how the book made its way to Shropshire.Discover new books with our expert reviews, author interviews and top 10s.
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