son . ▁S elling ▁for ▁ 1 s . ▁ 6 d . ▁the ▁book ▁was ▁oct avo , ▁in ▁half - sheets ; ▁ 1 6 ▁x ▁ 9 . 7 cm ., ▁trim med ▁and ▁bound , ▁ 3 0 4 ▁pages ▁long , ▁copies ▁being ▁priv ately ▁printed ▁for , ▁and ▁sold ▁by ▁the ▁author ▁only . ▁MD CC X C . ▁The ▁sign atures ▁ran ▁from ▁A - P p 4 ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁contents ▁were ▁: ▁( i ) ▁Title - page ; ▁( ii ) ▁List ▁of ▁Err ata ; ▁( iii ▁- ▁vi ) ▁Table ▁of ▁Cont ents ; ▁( 7 ▁- ▁ 3 0 4 ) ▁Text . ▁He ▁published ▁a ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁" K irk ' s ▁Al arm " ▁by ▁Robert ▁Burn s ▁and ▁added ▁the ▁st anz as ▁" C ess no ck ▁Side .. " ▁and ▁" D av ie ▁Dou f ▁.... " ▁ ▁His ▁poem ▁and ▁song ▁titles ▁include ▁a ▁version ▁of ▁Burn s ' s ▁" The ▁Kirk ' s ▁Al arm " ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁" Com posed ▁by ▁Plot cock , ▁the ▁F oul ▁Th ief ' s ▁Ex cis eman ." ▁with ▁some ▁original ▁content ; ▁" S ill ar ▁and ▁T ait ; ▁or , ▁Tit ▁for ▁Tat "; ▁" The ▁Author ' s ▁N ativity "; ▁" The ▁Lady ▁Bal lo ch my le ' s ▁Ch ari ot "; ▁" Col s field ' s ▁Haw ks ▁and ▁Grey h ounds