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Scottish Toasts and Graces
by Charles MacLean
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0811806227
- ISBN 13
- 9780811806220
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 1994 Chronicle Books, San Francisco, CA. 1994. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($6.95); light shelfwear to tail and tips; factory imperfections to vinyl of DJ on rear panel. Pictorial laminated boards that match DJ; black lettering on the spine and front board. 60 pp 12mo. This collection of toasts and graces of Scottish origin includes The Selkirk Grace, The Poet's Graces, The Great Toast, and the famous Scottish Regimental Toasts as well as the history of the tradition of giving thanks for one's meal and making a toast before drinking. Each toast and grace is accompanied by a delightful color illustration. Laid-in is a Scottish Toasts matching bookmark. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015836
- Title
- Scottish Toasts and Graces
- Author
- Charles MacLean
- Illustrator
- Catherine McWilliams
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0811806227
- ISBN 13
- 9780811806220
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco, CA
- Date Published
- 1994
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾
- Keywords
- Scottish toasts, Scottish Graces, Scotland, Scots, Scottish meals, Giving thanks, Scottish Traditions, toasting, Scotch whiskey,
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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