Abstract
Discusses the early Burns editions now in the National Library of Scotland, compares the NLS holdings to those of other major UK research libraries, examines the limited role of the deposit privilege in bring early Burns editions to the Advocates' Library before the founding of the NLS, and provides examples of significant early editions that were subsequently acquired for the library by purchase and donation.
Recommended Citation
Betteridge, Robert
(2017)
"Robert Burns in Print at the National Library of Scotland,"
Studies in Scottish Literature:
Vol. 43:
Iss.
2, 328–334.
Available at:
https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/ssl/vol43/iss2/30
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Collection Development and Management Commons, Literature in English, British Isles Commons