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flag 1786 Kilmarnock edition of Robert Burns' "Poems Chiefly In The Scottish Dialect" sold for £62,700 at auction.

flag A rare first edition of Robert Burns' "Poems Chiefly In The Scottish Dialect" sold for £62,700 at auction, exceeding its estimated value of £50,000 to £60,000. flag One of only 88 surviving copies, this 1786 Kilmarnock edition features notable works like "To A Mouse" and "Halloween." flag The book's success allowed Burns to forgo plans to emigrate to Jamaica and solidified his status in Scottish literature, also leading to his marriage to Jean Armour.

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