A Scots Anthology from the Thirteenth to the Twentieth Century (Signed Copy, Signed By Eric Linklater and Allan C Fraser of The Edinburgh Sir Walter Scott Club)
John W Oliver, and J C Smith (editors), title page design by Joan Hassall.
A Scots Anthology from the Thirteenth to the Twentieth Century (Signed Copy, Signed By Eric Linklater and Allan C Fraser of The Edinburgh Sir Walter Scott Club)
John W Oliver, and J C Smith (editors), title page design by Joan Hassall.
Publisher: Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh
Date published: 1949
Format: Hardcover
First edition, hardback. 19.5 Ã 12.5cm, 518pp. This copy has a prize label to the ffep from The Edinburgh Sir Walter Scott Club which has been signed by Eric Linklater (as President), Allan C Frazer (as Secretary) and another member of the Council whose name I can't decipher. A collection of verse in Scots (as popposed to an anthology of Scottish poems) starting with anonymous verse of the 1300s through to poets born in the first two decades of the twentieth century. Also includes a glossary of early Scots and modern Scots. Condition: A good solid copy, though the spine has a water-stain and is faded, and a few spots of fraying to the rear joint. The contents are very good.
94, [2] pp., illustrated, small folio, ard wrapper with flaps. Profusely illustrated in color. Laid in is a typed note signed (on personal letterhead) from Zahra Partovi, who also contributed an essay to this catalogue. Designed by Jerry Kelly. Fine copy.
PRESENTATION COPY From Stephen Clingman (Editor) 8vo hardback with unclipped dust jacket, [vii] + 356pp, indexed. Presentation inscription to ffep. Occasional underlining and pen marks to margins. Overall VG/VG. (SHELF 200) ISBN: 0224025341 PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.
Inscribed by the author/illustrator on the title page. A delightful story with superb illustrations in bright colours by a noted American-born artist (1954- ) who lives in Ireland, well known for his paintings of nature. This is his only book production. In pictorial boards.A bright, tightly bound copy with no internal marking on text.Some staining damage to end papers, particularly at rear. Small tear on one page.
4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. In red boards with white titling, 4to, 130, [5] pages. Includes over 150 historical illustrations, in addition to Hammack's decorations; plus appendix (including an 1894 directory of cable car lines). printed by El Camino Press, Salinas, California. Signed and inscribed by both authors on blank preliminary page: "For Charles Collingwood, In whos family the cagles run, from Lucius Beebe and Chuck Clegg - Virginia City, 1957". (light rubbing/scoffing to board edges).
In cloth backed boards, 8vo 182 pages. One of 1000 numbered copies (this is number 82), signed by Moore in black ink on limitation page. (darkening, toning and light wear to spine and board extremities). Originally published in Great Britain (17 days before the American issue, in slightly different format and textual arrangement) under title: Pure Poetry. Still a fairly tight copy internally; with publisher's extra printed spine label present on rear attached endpaper. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall (tall)
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