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'The dice were bad'
by Robinson R R
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- Boreas Books
- Published
- 2020
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£35.00
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Artist proof linocut print inspired by Gabrielle Barnby's poem 'Peace-Land' (ISBN 978-1-912889-05-1). The print measures 30cm by 21cm and is printed on Fabriano paper. Robinson R R has a studio on Orkney. The print is sold unframed. Barnby's verse reads,
Islands that nested a fleet
And paid over their sons.
One in five lost,
Far more than were due.
The dice were bad,
One, two,… Read more
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Babel 5: Karl Krolow
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- Boreas Books
- Published
- 1985
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First edition
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£385.00
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Beautifully bound special edition of selected poems by German poet, Karl Krolow presented alongside with English translations by Kevin Perryman. These selected poems were published by Babel on the occasion of Krolow's 70th birthday. The translations were authorized by Karl Krolow and are printed here for the first time. Celebrated along with Krolow's work are signed poems by Gunter Grass,… Read more
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£385.00

Foresterhill
by George Mackay Brown
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- Boreas Books
- Published
- 1992
- Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
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£175.00
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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.… Read more
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The Hawthorn Hedge
by Mercedes Claraso
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- Boreas Books
- Published
- 1995
- Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
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£25.00
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An outstanding, fine copy in fine, unclipped dust jacket. Signed by the author on title page.
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£25.00

Kintalloch
by Mercedes Claraso
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- Boreas Books
- Published
- 1994
- Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
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£25.00
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An outstanding, fine copy with near fine, unclipped dust jacket. Signed by the author on title page. First edition
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£25.00

Natana
by Mercedes Claraso
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- Boreas Books
- Published
- 1993
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9781872988030
- Item Price
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£18.00
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A very, very good, near fine, clean, tight copy. Dust jacket in unclipped, outstanding, fine condition. Signed by author on front endpaper.
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£18.00

The Day They Put Humpty Together again
by Margaret Jones
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- Boreas Books
- Published
- 1968
- Condition
- Near Fine
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£25.00
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A pleasing, bright, tight, near fine copy in a near fine, unclipped dust jacket. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Signed and dated by author. Jacket design by Kenneth Farnhill. The humorous story of a famous painter with a disease-ridden body who is given a new lease of life when his head is grafted onto a splendidly muscular… Read more
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The Nuclear Casebook: An Illustrated Guide
by C Phillips and I Ross
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- Boreas Books
- Published
- 1983
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Frst Edition
- ISBN
- 9780904919714
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£15.00
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A copy signed by author, Crispin Phillips, with a typed letter by the author Sellotaped onto the back of the front cover. A book by members of the Medical Campaign Against Nuclear Weapons. Book in very good condition.
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£15.00

Figs and Thistles
by Sydney Goodsir Smith
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- Boreas Books
- Published
- 1959
- Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First edition
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£125.00
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Special, luxury limited first edition of Figs and Thistles by Sydney Goodsir Smith. Edition limited to just one hundred copies. Signed by the author. An excellent, fine condition copy of this rare edition. Separate folded paper 'Word Leet' glossary of dialect words inserted as published. Half leather binding with blue cloth covers. Issued without dust jacket.
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£125.00