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Framed engraving of Robert Burns working a plough, by William Giller

Framed engraving of Robert Burns Junior, by David Wilson

Etching 'The Holy Fair' from 'Some Etchings from Burns', by R Bryden

Large, cast-iron compass

Wooden framed engraving of Robert Burns, plaid over his shoulder

Snuff box which reportedly belonged to Robert Burns

Wooden Snuff box with a hinged lid

Engraved portrait Robert Burns, by J Horsburgh

A Letter from a blacksmith to the ministers and elders of the Church of Scotland

Edition of Poetical Essays

Epistle to the Rev Thomas Blacklock

Song to the tune of Caledonian Hunt's Delight

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