> Williamson’s astonishment that a Kilmarnock edition of Burns could have made £350 in the early twentieth century would doubtless have been surpassed had he kn

> Williamson’s astonishment that a Kilmarnock edition of Burns could have made £350 in the early twentieth century would doubtless have been surpassed had he known that a copy sold for £40,000 in 2012 through the Edinburgh saleroom Lyon & Turnbull. I couldn't help but use the Bank of England inflation calculator. 350 quid in 1902 is the same as about £25K in 2012. So the rate of return of holding onto the book for 110 years isn't actually that high.