Murray 1892 (35 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New. In.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 288 pages; Physical desc. : 288 p. , [7] p. Of plates : ports. ; 22 cm. Includes index. Subject: MacDiarmid, Hugh (1892-1978) - Friends and associates. 1 Kg. …

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New. In.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked red cloth over semi-flexible stiff-cards, now somewhat dust-dulled. Spine slightly sun-toned, with endbands lightly rubbed. Internally tight, bright and clean, with rear-pocket folding map itself notably crisp and clean. A well-preserved example overall. Series; Murray's handbooks. Physical description; 313 pages (various pagings), [2] leaves of plates : folded colour map (in pocket), plans ; 18 cm. Notes; Includes "Murray's handbook advertiser, 1890-1891." Includes index. Subjects; Murray, John 1808-1892. Lincolnshire (England) Guidebooks 19th century. Lincolnshire (England) Description and travel 19th century. Lincolnshire (England) Antiquities. Lincolnshire (England) History. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 344 ; 30 cm. Subjects; English literature Scottish authors History and criticism. English literature Scottish writers, 1900-1945 Critical studies Extracts from periodicals. English Literature Scottish Authors Biography 1 Kg.…

First Edition. [Scottish Poetry] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (25 x 15cm), pp.48. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine. Spotting to edges and margins. Light browning throughout, and some light handling to cloth. Very good. From the library of pioneering Sports Scientist Prof. N.C. Craig Sharp (1933-2018), also a Burns scholar and Poetry Critic for Radio Clyde. …

dj. First Edition. [Literary criticism] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.xxxiii [1] 461 [1]. Publisher's red cloth, gilt titles to spine. With the pictorial dust-jacket priced at £25 to front flap. Internally pristine but for a few light pencil annotations and an ownership signature in blue ink to front flyleaf. Some mild spotting to pastedowns. Mould stains to cloth and reverse of jacket. A few marks to jacket panels, spine sunned. Minor edgewear. Bookmark loosely inserted. Very good. One of MacDiarmid's important critical works about the nature and progression of Scottish literature, specifically poetry. 'Contemporary Scottish Studies' was first published in The Scottish Educational Journal in the mid 1920s.…

[Scottish Poetry] LIMITED FIRST SEPARATE EDITION. Octavo pamphlet (26 x 16cm), pp.[2] 13 [1]. Number 107 of 350 copies thus. Publisher's blue card wraps with white titles, sewn. Quite heavy wear to top edge of covers; light handling otherwise. Very good. Containing 'By Wauchopeside' (1932), and 'The Diamond Body: In a Cave of the Sea' (1939).…

dj. First Edition. [Political Poetry] FIRST COLLECTED EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.31 [1]. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to upper. With the blue dust-jacket titled in red, priced at 5s. Jacket spine toned and chipped; front cover also toned. Very good. Three related poems written between 1930 and 1955, collected here for the first time.…

dj. [Scottish Poetry] BIRTHDAY EDITION, the FOURTH EDITION overall. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.viii; 116. With a black and white photographic frontispiece of the author. Publisher's light blue cloth with navy titles to spine and upper. With the light blue typographic dust-jacket, not priced. Internally crisp and clean, with some light wear and toning to jacket. Near fine. First published in 1926, this is probably MacDiarmid's best known collection, and one the most significant modernist poems of the early twentieth century, sitting comfortably alongside Eliot's 'The Waste Land' (1922). This fourth edition was published to celebrate the poet's 70th birthday.…

dj. First Edition. [Scottish Poetry] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (26 x 16cm), pp.69 [3]. Publisher's red paper-covered boards, with gilt titles to spine and gilt monogram decoration to upper. Top edge red. With the typographic dust-jacket, priced at 25s. Internally crisp and clean. Jacket a little sunned to spine, with some light wear to edges. Near fine. A republication of various poems not included in 'Collected Poems' (1962). …

First Edition. [Scottish Biography] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (26 x 16cm), pp.[2] x; 320. Publisher's pink cloth with gilt titles to spine. Top edge pink. Light spotting to edges and preliminaries. A distinct tobacco scent. Spine sunned, with a little handling. Very good. Twelve short biographies of Scotch characters: Lord George Gordon; Sir Thomas Urquhart; William McGonagall; James Hogg; Prof. John Wilson; William Berry; Thomas Davidson; Elspeth Buchan; James Burnett; James Macpherson; William Lauder; and David Hume.…

dj. First Edition. [Political Poetry] LIMITED EDITION. Sextodecimo (16 x 14cm), pp.[20]. Publisher's blue cloth with navy titles to upper. With the plain dust-jacket titled in blue and black to upper. Light handling. A fine copy, almost as-new. MacDiarmid explores the contradictions between the necessity of class struggle, and the subconscious goal of the proletariat itself to become bourgeoisie.…

dj. First Edition. [Scottish Poetry] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[2] 57 [5]. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt titles to spine, top edge brown, typographic dust-jacket, priced at 18s. A lightly sunned strip to top edge on rear cover of jacket, and some spotting to edges. Near fine. A mishmash of poems not included in 'Collected Poems' (1962), as well as some new material. From the library of pioneering Sports Scientist Prof. N.C. Craig Sharp (1933-2018), also a Burns scholar and Poetry Critic for Radio Clyde.…

[Scottish Poetry] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Octavo pamphlet (26 x 16cm), pp.[2] 13 [1]. Number 166 of 350 copies thus, also SIGNED by the author in blue ink to first blank. Publisher's blue card wraps with white titles, sewn. Some rubbing and handling to covers, with a little toning to edges. Near fine. Containing 'By Wauchopeside' (1932), and 'The Diamond Body: In a Cave of the Sea' (1939). From the library of pioneering Sports Scientist Prof. N.C. Craig Sharp (1933-2018), also a Burns scholar and Poetry Critic for Radio Clyde. Signed.…

dj. First Edition. [Political Poetry] INSCRIBED FIRST COLLECTED EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.31 [1]. INSCRIBED by the author in black ink to flyleaf: 'To | Professor Knight | with the compliments | of the author | Hugh MacDiarmid. | 23/6/60'. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to upper. With the blue dust-jacket titled in red, priced at 5s. Spotting and toning to jacket, with a couple of small chips. Light spotting also to endpapers. Near fine. Three related poems written between 1930 and 1955, collected here for the first time. Signed.…

First Edition. Poor copy in the original publisher's gilt-blocked and blind-bordered cloth, edges very slightly toned. Wear and tear as with age with the front board starting. Text remains well preserved overall; bright and clean. Includes previous owner's signature. Physical description; 2 v. in 1 : ill, maps ; 20 cm. Subjects; Church of Scotland Missions. Missions to Jews. Jews. Missions, Scottish. 1 Kg.…

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dj. First Edition. [Scottish Poetry] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.143 [1]. Publisher's cream cloth with titles to yellow paper label on spine, typographic dust-jacket, priced at 6s to spine. Cloth chipped to head of spine. Jacket stained and soiled, with large losses to head of spine, chips and closed tears to edges, and recent tape repairs to split upper fold. Very good. From the library of pioneering Sports Scientist Prof. N.C. Craig Sharp (1933-2018), also a Burns scholar and Poetry Critic for Radio Clyde.…

dj. First Edition. [Scots Poetry] FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.xii; 90 [6]. Publisher's navy cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper. With the plain blue / grey dust-jacket, priced at 5s to spine. Ink ownership to flyleaf. Light toning and spotting to edges. Jacket moderately rubbed and chipped to edges, with heavy toning to spine. Very good. MacDiarmid's second 'Synthetic Scots' collection, preceding his most famous work 'A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle' (1926).…

dj. First Edition. [Scottish Poetry] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (25 x 15cm), pp.48. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by William Crosbie, priced at 6s. A lovely crisp, clean copy, showing minor wear only, and a little chipping to jacket edges. Near fine.…

dj. First Edition. [Scottish Poetry] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[8] 206 [2]. INSCRIBED by the author in black ink to flyleaf: 'To | Harold Edwards | with ever regard | from | Hugh MacDiarmid. | London. | June 1934.' Publisher's blue cloth with navy titles to spine and upper. With the cream dust-jacket, priced at 8/6 to spine. Quite heavy spotting and toning to edges. Light spotting to endpapers and preliminaries. Heavy toning and some spotting to jacket, with rubbing and chipping to edges, and split along some folds. Very good. Intended to be complimentary to 'A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle' (1926), this long linked cycle of poems is named in response to a letter sent to the author by Prof. Lascelles Abercrombie remarking "You have a serpent in you which will eat up everything else.". Signed. …

dj. First Edition. [Scots Poetry] FIRST EDITION, first issue binding. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.xii; 58 [6]. Publisher's navy cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper. With the plain blue / grey dust-jacket, priced at 5s. Light toning and spotting to edges, with some toning to jacket spine and just a few small chips. Near fine. MacDiarmid's first 'Synthetic Scots' collection, preceding his most famous work 'A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle' (1926), introduced with a highly complementary preface by John Buchan.…

First Edition. [Scottish Poetry] LIMITED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 12cm), pp.[10] 44 [2]. Number 221 of 450 copies thus. With a portrait illustration of the author as a frontispiece. Publisher's black quarter cloth with gilt titles to spine, and to red cloth over boards. Top edge gilt; machine-marbled endpapers. Light browning to preliminaries. Rubbed cloth extensively and rather roughly re-coloured. A bump to the centre of the spine, with some loss of gilt. Very good. After publishing several articles in favour of Italian-style Fascism in the 1920's, Grieve here emerges as a fervent Communist in this collection, with the title poem praising Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov as a modern Messiah. From the library of pioneering Sports Scientist Prof. N.C. Craig Sharp (1933-2018), also a Burns scholar and Poetry Critic for Radio Clyde. …

dj. First Edition. [Scottish Poetry] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.143 [1]. INSCRIBED by the author in black ink to flyleaf: 'To | S.G. Whitehorn | from | C.M. Grieve | ("Hugh MacDiarmid"), | London | June 1934.' Publisher's cream cloth with titles to yellow paper label on spine. With the typographic dust-jacket, priced at 6s to spine. A lovely crisp, clean copy, with just a touch of spotting to edges and jacket. Some toning and light handling also to jacket. Near fine. Signed. …

dj. First Edition. [Scottish Poetry] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.[12] 42 [2]. Number 127 of 350 copies SIGNED by the author in blue ink to limitation page. Publisher's cream quarter cloth with brown titles to spine, and gilt titles to brown cloth over boards, typographic dust-jacket, priced at 10/6. Light spotting and offsetting to endpapers. Cloth lightly soiled with some tape burns corresponding to similar marks on jacket flaps and endpapers. Jacket lightly soiled, with heavy rubbing to spine, some chipping to edges, and a large loss to base of spine, some splits to folds neatly repaired to reverse. Rare in the wrapper. Very good. Largely written in MacDiarmid's famous 'Synthetic Scots' at Thakenham in West Sussex, but published during a short stay at Longniddry in East Lothian, after the sudden relocation of Grieve and his wife Valda following the birth of their son Michael in 1932. From the library of pioneering Sports Scientist Prof. N.C. Craig Sharp (1933-2018), also a Burns scholar and Poetry Critic for Radio Clyde. Signed.…