Burns

'Essais de Montaigne' from the personal library of Robert Burns

Period:

18th Century Georgian Period

Date:

1754

Publisher:

Jean Nourse and Vaillant (London)

Description:

These books formed part of the personal library of Robert Burns.  They were published in 1754.  The ten volume set is incomplete, as volumes 3 and 9 are missing.

 

The first volume contains an inscription by Robert Burns, the poet's eldest son.  In this he recalls as a boy taking the first two volumes to Mr Gray, the rector of the grammar school who had asked to borrow them.  He presented them to John McDiarmid, a local journalist and editor of the Dumfries Courier.  McDiarmid was an admirer of Burns and collected and published much information about his life in Dumfries.

Materials/Media:

paper, leather

Dimensions:

(per volume) height 146mm, width 88mm

Source:

Robert Burns House, Dumfries

Accession Number:

DUMFM:1964.144.25

Digital Number:

BHBN086n

Copyright:

Dumfries & Galloway Council