nearly twice the length of the kilmarnock edition of 1786 it printed in octavo format, measuring 22.3 x 14.3cm, untrimmed, had 343 pages, a 38-page subscribers list and an expanded 24-page glossary or 'dictionary' of scots words for those unfamiliar with the language. it was published and then bound by mr scott in french gray paper 'printers' boards with most copies subsequently being cut and ornately bound once purchased so that uncut copies in the original paper wrappers with a cream paper spine and label are exceedingly rare, especially those of the 'stinking edition'. no perfect unbound copies of the kilmarnock edition survive, however due to the extra rarity value attempts have been made to produce 'fake' copies with their paper wrappers, labels, etc. the watermark fleuron is a classic fleur-de-lis.