"The G. Ross Roy Collection of Robert Burns includes fourteen color and fifty-eight black-and-white illustrations as well as an introduction by G. Ross Roy on the history of the collection. In text and images, the catalogue documents a monumental research collection that serves as an open invitation for further investigations into the life, works, and legacy of Scotland's bard."--BOOK JACKET.

"Bibliography describing 642 publications of work by Scottish poet and Mason, Robert Burns (1759-1796), 180 works about Burns, 139 works about Scotland, and 241 chapbooks. Also includes a brief bibliography of botanist and Burns collector William Robertson Smith, a geographical index, and publisher indices"--Provided by publisher.

Volume IV: The Irish Book in English 1800-1891 details the story of the book in Ireland during the nineteenth century, when Ireland was integrated into the United Kingdom. The chapters in this volume explore book production and distribution and the differing of ways in which publishing existed in Dublin, Belfast, and the provinces.