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Scots Saws by David Murison - 1981
by David Murison
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Edinburgh, Scotland: James Thin, 1981. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5.5" X 8.75. H/B 92 pages, condition is very good, the spine of the DJ has faded. A proverb is essentially a social phenomenon, a part of the oral tradition of a community like its ballads, folk-tales, fables, nursery rhymes, local legends and so on, handed down by word of mouth from one generation to the next: the business of a proverb is to inculcate the wisdom which the community has learned from its communal living over the centuries: they form a folk philosophy of truisms which are a substitute among the unsophisticated for metaphysical argument. Proverbs can of course be contradictory, according as circumstances alter and the speaker's point of view varies. So we are told on the one hand that "Absence makes the heart grow fonder", and on the other "Out of sight, out of mind". Popular wisdom is invarably empirical, pragmatic, and opportunist, like that of the man whose advice to his son was, "Honesty's the best policy - I've tried baith". David Murison regales us with the wit and wisdom of Scotland through the ages, arranged for convenient reference. Whether we use this book as a bedside book for dipping into, or a reference book, we cannot but improve our knowledge of life through these pages.
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- Publisher James Thin
- Place of Publication Edinburgh, Scotland
- Date Published 1981
- Keywords songs scotland scottish
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James Thin, 1981. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Edinburgh, The Mercat Press, 1981; 0 901824 65 8. 1st edition; Hardback; Very good/ Dj Very good; 92pp; Small mark on title page; Tan covers with gilt title on spine; Dust jacket has price intact. " The Author regales us with the wit and wisdom of Scotland through the ages, arranges for convenient reference." .
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Edinburgh Thin / Mercat 1981 1st ed. 8vo pp92 F-/F- The author was a Reader at Glasgow University. Fine text-block and cloth binding, but one corner knock so near Fine overall.
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Edinburgh: James Thin, 1981. 1st edition, 8vo, 92pp, VG+ Copy in VG+ DJ minimally sunned at spine. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Edinburgh: James Thin / The Mercat Press,. Hardback. 92pp. Delightful book of Scots' proverbs which contain all the wit, folk wisdom and inherent contradictions you would expect. A-Z compendium plus highly readable introduction, a note on informal expressions of greeting, and a short collection of English sayings with their equivalent in Scots. Dust wrapper is very lightly sunned to edges and has a few finger marks to orange areas. Very slightly bumped to top of spine. Dust wrapper is lightly rubbed. Near fine copy in very good dust wrapper . Hardback. 1981.
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