thomas murchison (4 Ergebnisse)

Original Blue Cloth Boards. Zustand: Very Good Plus. First Edition. 1960. xxxii, 212pp. "No one in the whole history of Gaelic writing has put more words to paper and no one has written consistently better Gaelic prose than Donald Lamont. The late Professor W. J. Watson of the Chair of Celtic at Edinburgh University of described Lamont's writing as "the canon of contemprary Gaelic prose". This book provides a selection of his best and most characteristic writing. Perhaps Dr Lamont's best work is to be found in his sketches of the fictitious parish of "Cille-Sgumain". Apparent in these essays is the profound thought, imaginative power, vigorous writing and idiomatic Gaelic which has for many years delighted countless readers. The book contains a long introduction in which the history of Gaelic prose is surveyed and Donald Lamont's position therein analysed and assesed. An extensive vocabulary and glossaries of persons and places complete the book.". Blue hardback with gilt titles to spine, in very good condition with minor shelfware and name of previous ownner to the top of the ffep No other inscriptions.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. First Edition, xxxii + 212pp, hard cover, 8vo, bound in original blue cloth, gilt lettered, cloth marked on front board and old price written on pen within o/w good condition with no other markings or annotations, Published by Oliver and Boyd For The Scottish Gaelic Texts Society, Edinburgh, 1960. * Scottish Gaelic and English text.

First Edition. Published for the scottish Gaelic Text Society. Preface and introduction in English, text in Gaelic Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket.

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. The first edition of this collection of the prose of Donald Lamont, in the original Gaelic, and enclosed in the original dust wrapper. A compelling collection of prose writing by Gaelic writer Donald Lamont. Mainly consisting of Lamont's characteristic writings found in sketches of the fictitious parish of Cille-Sgumain.In the original Gaelic.Edited and containing a lengthy introduction by Thomas M. Murchison, in English.The first edition of this work.Enclosed in the original dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is smart, with some light age-toning to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine. book.