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'CAROTID CORNUCOPIUS: The first 4 fitts making "One Quart" by Gude Schir Skidderie Smithereens of Crankmirligo.' Blue paper-covered boards with title printed in black. Presentation copy from the author with eight line handwritten inscriptions by Sydney Goodsir Smith on front endpaper. This is the 1947 first edition with a limited run of just 300 copies. Frontispiece illustrated with print of an auk. 80 pages. Sydney Goodsir Smith was a poet, critic and journalist who is best remembered for his contribution to the 20th century revival of poetry in the Scots language. Discolouration around edges of cover and some wear to extremities. A scarce title from a truly eccentric writer.

An excellent copy from the Perpetua Press with wood engravings by John Lawrence. A limited edition of 500 copies. 26 pages.

Beautiful copy of limited edition of 125 of Eric Linklater's The Crusader's Key, printed at the White Owl Press by Edward Kricorissian and Denis Fairbarns, with book design by Herbert Jones and illustrations by Miss N. Kirkham. Striking orange cloth covered boards with bevelled edges. Some slight shelf wear to extremities. Signed by author. Please see photographs for condition. A very good, clean, tight copy of this lovely book.

Published by Babel, Scondorf am Ammersee, Germany in an edition of 300 copies, of which 50 are numbered and signed by the author, This is number 22. To express his gratitude to the medical staff at Foresterhill, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, where he was a patient in 1990, he composed a set of poems imagining a medieval monastic beginning for Foresterhill. An excellent copy in outstanding, clean, bright, tight and fine condition.

Hard back book published by Kulgin D Duval and Colin Hamilton and printed at The Trumpet Press by Francis Cleverdon, signed by author and illustrator. One of 55 copies numbered 1 to 55, on hand made paper. This should not be confused with the softback and unsigned edition. An outstanding copy in very, very near fine condition. See photographs for condition and quality of artwork.