Click for full-size.
A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle
by Hugh M'Diarmid
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Knutsford, Cheshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
William Blackwood & Sons Ltd., Edinburgh and London, 1926. FIRST EDITION, 8vo, pp. viii, 108. Original dark blue cloth, spine and front board lettered in gilt. A touch of spotting, a few leaves very lightly age-browned. Spine-ends rubbed, corners just a little worn, spine gilt dulled. The first edition of MacDiarmid's most celebrated work, in the first-issue binding of dark blue cloth with sharp bright gilt title and author name (in the original form of M'Diarmid) on front cover with the decorative gilt motif in between. A very good copy with some foxing but with tight boards and pages.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- King Kinnear
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1
- Title
- A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle
- Author
- Hugh M'Diarmid
- Format/Binding
- The first edition of MacDiarmid’s most celebrated work, in the first-issue binding of dark blue cloth with sharp bright gilt
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Blackwood and Sons Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh and London
- Date Published
- 1926
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- MacDiarmid
Terms of Sale
King Kinnear
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
Collecting P. T. Barnum
P. T. Barnum was not only one of the founders of modern day circus performance, he was also the author of the second most printed book of the 19th century. Learn about collecting P. T. Barnum books and ephemera here.
Mary Shelley - Mother of Science Fiction
“I have love in me the likes of which you can scarcely imagine and rage the likes of which you would not believe. If I cannot satisfy the one, I will indulge the other.” - Learn more about Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein
Also Recommended
-
-
-
-
-
Save 10% on every purchase!
Join the Bibliophiles’ Club and start saving 10% on every book.
$29.95 / Year
