High-Kilted Muse - Peter Buchan and His Secret Songs of Silence
by Shoolbraid, Murray, Editor
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1604734175
- ISBN 13
- 9781604734171
- Seller
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Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, 2012. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Published in association with the Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen, Scotland. A never-before-published collection of infamous Scottish bawdy ballads, containing the texts (without tunes) of seventy-six bawdy songs and ballads, along with a long-lost scatological poem attributed to the Edinburgh writer James "Balloon" Tytler. Edited by Murray Shoolbraid of Salt Spring Island, B.C. Black cloth with gilt titling on spine, signed by the editor, illustrated title page,302 pages. Dust jacket has negligible shelf wear. This is a handsome book, in nice condition. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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- Bookseller
- Black Sheep Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013672
- Title
- High-Kilted Muse - Peter Buchan and His Secret Songs of Silence
- Author
- Shoolbraid, Murray, Editor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 1604734175
- ISBN 13
- 9781604734171
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi
- Place of Publication
- Mississippi
- Date Published
- 2012
- Keywords
- MUSIC, SCOTLAND, BALLAD, SINGING, FOLK
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Music;
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Black Sheep Books
Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
About the Seller
Black Sheep Books
Biblio member since 2004
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
About Black Sheep Books
We are an independent, locally-owned shop dedicated to books and the people who love them. Here you will find two floors packed with volumes of enduring value, including familiar favourites, contemporary fiction, guides, books of local interest, and non-fiction titles covering everything from outer space to inner peace. We also have marine charts, art cards, unique prints, hand-crafted bags, and many other intriguing items. Located at Grace Point Square in the Village of Ganges, close to marinas and Salt Spring\'s renowned Saturday Market, we are open every day except Christmas and New Year\'s. If you want to pick-up a book you saw online, please call or e-mail ahead as many of our listings are kept in a separate storage facility.
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