Robert BurnsLimited World Federation Limited www.rbwf.org.uk 1958 The digital conversion of this Burns Chronicle was sponsored by Mrs Elizabeth Haining The digital conversion service was provided by DDSR Document Scanning by permission of the Robert Burns World Federation Limited to whom all Copyright title belongs. www.DDSR.com ROBERT BURNS CHRONICLE THE BURNS FEDERATION KILMARNOCK . ~ · - -· ~- "BURNS CHllONlCLE" ADVERTISER Drambuie THE PRINCE OF LIQ,UEURS 45 THE LIQUEUR OF PRINCE CHARLES EDWARD THE DRAMBVIE LIQVEVR CO LTD EDINBURGH "BURNS CHRONICLE" ADVERTISER Scottish Books ROBERT BURNS Some Poems, Songs and Epistles EDITED BY JOHN McVIE ILLUSTRATED BY MACKAY 212 pages. 74 line drawings. 10s. 6d. net. COLOURFUL SCOTLAND PHOTOGRAPHED BY W. S. THOMSON INTRODUCED BY SETON GORDON 53 colour plates. 15s. net. THE HIGHLANDS IN COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHED BY W. S. THOMSON INTRODUCED BY W. H. MURRAY 64 colour plates. 15s. net. SCOTLAND'S WESTERN SEABOARD BY G. 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