Lot 175
[Burns, Robert], "Despondency, An Ode," in The London Chronicle, Vol. LXII. No. 480, p.158. From Tuesday, August 14 to Thursday, August 16, 1787. This is the third edition of the ode. It was originally published in the Kilmarnock Edition (pp.156-159) on July 31, 1786, and then on Alpril 17, 1787 in the First Edinburgh Edition (pp 220-223). There are minor differences between the original and the present versions in spelling, capitalization, use of italics and punctuation. Also, instead of "those pleasures," in line 49, and "That active man," in line 68, the present version has "these pleasures" and "The active man" in the corresponding places. The Chronicle is a complete 8-page issue printed on hand-made laid paper. Rare.
Estimated Value $800 - 1,000,
From the Collection of Henrik Minc,
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