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rif. 6101229653Benediction Classics . Hardback. New. pp. 586 Benediction Classics hardcover
1977rif. 168171st printing. Very Good HC in Good DJ. White cloth over boards red titles on spine; red and white headbands. Clean square covers and spine; moderate foxing on spine and very slightly along cover top edges; dust spotting on text block top edge; tightly bound; bright crisp clean interior. DJ is clean and complete; front cover has slight general age darkening; spine and rear cover have greater general age darkening but all text/titles remain clear. 8vo 496 pp glossary. Schocken Books hardcover
1967rif. 151457London: Hutchinson 1967. First edition of this posthumous collection of Lewis Grassic Gibbon’s shorter works. Octavo original publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine. Boldly signed by his wife Ray Mitchell on the front free endpaper. From the library of bibliophile Seumas Stewart a respected figure in the field of book collecting and bibliophilic writing best known for his work Book Collecting 1947. Ray Mitchell signed A Scots Hairst for Stewart in exchange for a signed copy of his work Book Collecting which he autographed for her with a tribute to her late husband. Together with two autograph letters signed by Ray Mitchell to Seumas Stewart regarding the exchange of books the paperback of A Scots Hairst and the adaptation of "Sunset Song" for BBC Scotland. Accompanied by a typed letter to Stewart signed by scriptwriter Bill Craig and dated March 5 1976 regarding the dramatization of "Sunset Song" for BBC and Stewart's praise for the script. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. A wonderful association. Lewis Grassic Gibbon the pen name of James Leslie Mitchell 1901–1935 was a Scottish novelist and essayist best known for his powerful depictions of rural life and social change in early twentieth-century Scotland. His most celebrated work Sunset Song 1932 the first novel in the Scots Quair trilogy portrays the tensions between tradition and modernity through the life of a young woman in a farming community. Writing under both his real name and pseudonym Mitchell combined regional realism with broader political and historical concerns often addressing themes of class industrialization and identity. Despite his relatively short life his work has had a lasting impact on Scottish literature and is regarded as a significant contribution to modern British fiction. Hutchinson paperback
rif. 0805236619.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1982rif. Q-0805236619Schocken Books 1982-04-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Schocken Books hardcover
rif. 454383Jarrolds. Hardcover. Good. The famous Scottish Trilogy comprising Sunset Song Cloud Howe and Grey Granite. A Scots Quair is revolutionary - innovative in its form deft and humorous in its use of the Scots language courageous in its characterisation and politics. Central to the trilogy is Chris Guthrie one of the most remarkable female characters in modern literature. In Sunset song Gibbon's finest achievement the reader follows Chris through her girlhood in a tight-knit Scottish farming community: the seasons the weddings the funerals the grind of work the gossip. As the Great War takes its toll machines repalce the old way of life.Cloud Howe and Grey Granite Jarrolds hardcover
1977rif. ABE-1643862133591Schocken Books 1977 First edition of this scarce advance reader copy reissuing the Scots Quair trilogy; Sunset Song Cloud Howe Grey Granite. Softcover book has rubbing to edges but is nice and square with publisher letter tipped in. 496 pages plus glossary textual wraps with publisher message large octavo. Satisfaction guaranteed. Additional photos always available on request. Shipped in a fitted padded box. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Schocken Books hardcover
2026rif. Gyan-9788164844999Gyan Publishing House 2026. Hardcover. New. 22.59 x 14.34 x 3.28 cm. English Gyan Publishing House hardcover
2026rif. Gyan-9788164844999Gyan Publishing House 2026. Hardcover. New. 22.59 x 14.34 x 3.28 cm. English Gyan Publishing House hardcover
rif. 1330646657.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
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1829rif. 139663London: Joseph Cross Simpkin and Marshall and Effingham Wilson 1829. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. London Joseph Cross Simpkin and Marshall and Effingham Wilson 1829. Large duodecimo x 222 xxiv appendix pages plus a folding map of the world printed surface approximately 210 × 350 mm. Recent period-style half speckled calf and marbled boards retaining an early leather title-label and endpapers complete with the binder's stamp of 'Eedy Binder 37 Tavistock St'; minimal signs of age and use; essentially a fine copy. Written and published while Wakefield was serving a three year sentence in Newgate Gaol for abduction it first appeared as letters to the 'Morning Chronicle' from August to October 1829. Although Wakefield was not the originator of the theory of systematic colonization 'his was one of the earliest and clearest visions of an empire-by-consent' Pike. In this influential work he 'argued that if settlement were concentrated waste lands of the crown could be readily sold and the proceeds applied to the emigration of labourers preferably young married couples thereby giving maximum population relief in Britain and ensuring a balanced fruitful colonial society. Sufficiency of labour and a congenial society would attract capital encourage emigration assure prosperity and justify the rights of a colony to elect representatives to its own legislature' 'Australian Dictionary of Biography'. The map in this copy is from the first issue dated 29 October 1829. Provenance: Dr Robert Edwards AO 1930-2023; earlier 'withdrawn' stamp of Lincoln's Inn Library; with the bookplate of lawyer and antiquary Charles Purton Cooper KC 1793-1873 who in 1834 'presented to Lincoln's Inn Library two thousand volumes on civil and foreign legal works having previously presented a hundred and fifty volumes of American Law Reports' biographical fact-sheet from the Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of Kent accessed on the United Industrious Lodge 31 website. Joseph Cross, Simpkin and Marshall, and Effingham Wilson hardcover
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rif. 73-5228New York: Sunday World 1906. 26x38 cm. Black and white engraving. Very Good.Can be removed from plastic upon request. New York: Sunday World, 1906 unknown
1860rif. 19A 2-volume abridged set in good condition. Potential 1st edition. Both volumes include 57 engraved plates and maps. Volume I has a total of 643 pages; Volume II has 666 pages. Full marbled edging leather quarter spines that showcase the titles in gilt. There is minimal foxing within both volumes. The hardcovers and binding remain intact with wear around the edges from handling and age. Sold as a set. Disclaimer: Postage rates may be subject to change depending on the weight of the books. For the heavier and/ or multivolume sets the cost will be determined using the prices displayed below. UK: £7 per kg EU: £10 per kg USA: £12 per kg If you have any queries please get in touch. hardcover
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