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Calstock, Cornwall: Peterloo Poets, 1987. Some creasing to corners of cover, some yellowing to the pages, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this slim soft-cover book. This is the author's first collection of poems. Signed and dated (10th June 1989) by the author on title page. Not to be confused with the science-fiction author of the same name, this Julian May is a producer on BBC Radio 4. 63pp.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Earliest Memory
by May, Julian
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The Early Life of James McBey: An Autobiography 1883-1911
by McBey, James
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- 9780192117380
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Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1977. Some creasing and a few small tears to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends of gray boards, previous owners gift message on f/ep dated 1980, possibly from the editior (... from all the Barkers...), but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this slim hard-cover book. Originally written in 1947 but never published, the author's account of his first twenty-eight years, from his childhood in Newburgh, working in the North of Scotland Bank in Aberdeen and later in Edinburgh until 1911 when he resigned to become a full-time artist. He was well-known for his etchings and later as a painter in water-colour and oils. 131pp, 16pp b&w illustrations.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Early One Morning in the Spring
by de la Mare, Walter
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London: Faber and Faber, 1945. Minor creasing to edges of price-clipped dustwrapper, slight bumping to spine ends and corners of red boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Originally published in 1935, this is a fourth impression from 1945. "Chapters on Children and on Childhood as it is revealed in particular in Early Memories and in Early Writings" as it says on the title page; memories and writings by (mostly) literary figures. 605pp, 17 b&w illustrations.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Easdale Doctor: The Life and Times of Patrick H Gillies
by Withall, Mary
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Edinburgh: Birlinn, 2006. A crease to bottom corner of front cover, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover book. A biography of Patrick H Gillies, who was the doctor on the Slate Islands in the Firth of Lorn from 1890 until his death in 1930. 212pp, b&w illustrations.. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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East European Jews in Two Worlds: Studies from the YIVO Annual
by Moore, Deborah Dash (editor)
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- 9780810108486
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Evanston, Illinois: Northwestern University Press, 1990. A very good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine or covers, of this soft-cover book containing fourteen articles by different authors on aspects of Jewish history and culture, all originally appearing in the YIVO Annual between the 1940s and the early 1980s. The articles are: ''The Eastern European era in Jewish History'' by Abraham Joshua Heschel, ''Swislocz: Portrait of a Jewish Community in Eastern Europe'' by Abraham Ain, ''A Kheyder in Tyszowce (Tishevits)'' by Yekheil Shtern, ''The Discovery of Mendele Moykher-Sforim and the Beginnings of Modern Yiddish Literature'' by Dan Miron, ''The Struggle of the Vaad Arba Arazot for the Jewish Right of Religious Worship in Breslau in the Seventeenth Century'' by Bernhard Brilling, ''The Jews in the Cities of the Republic of Poland'' by Jacob Lestchinsky, ''The Economic Background of…
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Eastern Religions and Western Thought
by Radhakrishnan, S
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London: Oxford University Press, 1967. Price-clipped dustwrapper has some creasing and small tears to top end of spine, also what looks like shelf-wear to top edge of dark blue boards (possibly was upside-down on a shelf?), old water damage to back board. A small label (Oxford University Press Library) on f/ep, but otherwise internally a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Originally published in 1939, this is a lithgraphic copy from 1967 of the 1940 second edition. Based on a series of lectures given by the author between 1936 and 1938 on the influence of Indian (Hindu, mostly) thinking and ideas on Western religion. 396pp.. Hard Cover. Fair/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Eastward Bound: a Story of Present-Day Smuggling
by Bourne, Lawrence R
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London: Oxford University Press, 1939. No dustwrapper, some fading to spine of red boards, gilt titles theron are also faded but still readable, some bumping to spine ends and corners, yellowing to the pages, but otherwise a good tight copy of this hard-cover adventure story for boys. The story involves two boys who discover a cave used by smugglers on the Scottish coast only to be kidnapped by the smugglers and taken to Egypt, then India. Originally published in 1933, this is a later reprint from 1939. The author's real name was Lawrence Harbourn (1879-1941). 288pp, colour frontispiece.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Echoes
by MacAlister, Sir Donald
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Glasgow: James Maclehose & Sons, 1913. No dustwrapper, minor wear to spine ends and to a lesser extent the corners of blue boards, some foxing to outer pages,otherwise a good clean tight copy, with gilt titles on spine still bright, of this slim hard-cover book. A collection of translations by the author of poems originally written in other languages. Includes French poems done in Scots, English poems by Oliver Wendell Holmes done into German, and verses from Omar Khayyam translated into Welsh Romany. The author was a Medical man but with a great talent for languages, speaking nineteen in total. Some pages still uncut. 103pp.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Echoes of Eagles: a Son's Search for His Father and the Legacy of America's First Fighter Pilots
by Woolley, Charles
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New York: NAL Caliber, 2004. Very slight scuffing to bottom end of spine, otherwise a very good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine or covers, of this soft-cover book. The author's account of the First World War sevice of his father, Charles H Woolley, who served as a pilot in the US Army Air Corps in France in 1918. 307pp, 16pp b&w illustrations.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Echoes of Old Clyde Paddle-Wheels
by McQueen, Andrew
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Glasgow: Gowans & Gray Ltd, 1924. Two small bits clipped out from edges of dustwrapper; one at bottom end of spine, the other at bottom edge of front panel. Both had original price (6/-) on, so a price-clipped dustwrapper, but not in the usual manner. Slight bumping to spine ends of blue boards, some old sellotape marks inside front and back covers, a later owner's name and date (1961) on f/ep, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Deals with the Clyde-built paddle-steamers, mostly looking at the period between the 1840s and 1860s. 196pp, 31 b&w illustrations including folding frontispiece.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Eden Close
by Shreve, Anita
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London: Macdonald & Co Ltd, 1989. A small tear to the bottom edge of unclipped dustwrapper at the bottom rh corner , otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover novel. The story deals with a man returning to his childhood home after the death of his mother, and trying to find out what happened to a girl he knew years before who had been blinded in the same attack that had killed her father. 265pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Edible Sea
by Hill, Paul & Mavis
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Cranbury, NJ: A S Barnes & Co, 1975. Creasing and tears to the edges of unclipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends and corners of brown boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Recipes for cooking seafood, mostly fish but also shellfish, crabs, and other less-common foods such as sea urchins, octopus, seaweeds and more. Written in the 1970s, so possibly some species may be protected now. 276pp, 4pp colour illustrations, numerous b&w illustrations and drawings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Edinburgh Pirate
by Crampsey, Robert
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Edinburgh: Canongate, 1979. Some fading to the spine of the unclipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends of black boards, a previous seller's label inside front board, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover novel. Set in Edinburgh in 1704, the story revolves round the true-life case of the hanging for piracy of Thomas Green, the Captain of the English ship ''Worcester'', along with two of his crew. The author is perhaps better-known as Bob Crampsey, who wrote quite a lot on Scottish football. 136pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Edinburgh the Golden Age
by Cosh, Mary
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Edinburgh: John Donald Publishers, 2003. Minor creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this lengthy hard-cover book. A social and cultural history of Edinburgh from around 1760 to 1832 (the year that Sir Walter Scott died). A heavy book, packaged weight is around 1800g, so extra postage would be required from buyers outside the UK. 1105pp, 24pp b&w illustrations.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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An Edinburgh Man's Recollections
by Gibb, John Philip
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Edinburgh: Privately Printed, 1934. Bottom two inches of spine strip is detatched but still present, white card covers are a bit grubby, an ink scribble on back cover, otherwise not too bad. A small book of reminiscences by the author who worked as a commercial traveller for the Edinburgh chemist Raimes Clark & Co. and travelled widely in Scotland, including to Orkney and Shetland. 63pp.. Paperback. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Edinburgh University English Literature Society Paumflet (10th December 1925)
by Various
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Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1925. Minor creasing to brown paper covers, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this small collection of poems written by students at Edinburgh University. The writers are: Laurence Brander (2 poems), W B Chisholm (1 poem), Albert Mackie (5 poems), Mairi Mowat (2 poems), Sheila Murray (1 poem), Olive Sampson (1 poem), Lawrence Wilson (5 poems), Harvey Wood (1 poem), and ''J'' (1 poem). 16pp.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pamphlet.
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The Educational System of England and Wales and Its Recent History
by Ward, Herbert
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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1935. Unclipped dustwrapper is discoloured with tobacco smoke and also has tears and creasing to the edges; the book itself still smells of pipe-tobacco. Green cloth-covered boards have minor bumping to the spine ends and corners, gilt titles on spine are still bright. Otherwise a good tight copy of this hard-cover book dealing with the educational system of England and Wales from around 1900 until the early 1930s. 256pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Edvard Grieg in Words and Music
by Kayser, Audun
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Norway: John Greig Forlag, 1992. Previous owner's gift message on f/fl, otherwise a very good copy of this book produced to commemorate Grieg's 150th anniversary in 1993. About half of the book refers to the man and his works, the other half is a diary for 1993 giving details of events commemorating the 150th anniversary. The book comes complete with a CD of Grieg's music. 115pp (64pp plus diary), colour and b&w illustrations.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Edwin Muir
by Butter, P H
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Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1962. Slight creasing to spine and minor scuffing to spine ends and corners of cover, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this slim soft-cover book. Part of the publisher's "Writers and Critics" series, this one looks at the works, mostly at the poetry, of Scottish writer Edwin Muir. This was the first book to be published about Muir and his work. 120pp.. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Eiger Direct
by Gillman, Peter; & Haston, Dougal
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London: Collins, 1966. Ex library copy with sellotape marks inside boards, remains of paper label on f/ep, ink stamps on title page and rev, and on last couple of pages. Minor creasing and a small tear to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, very slight bumping to spine of blue boards, brown sellotape marks to top and bottom edges of same. Otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book dealing with the first successful climb of the north face of the Eiger by the Diretissima or Direct route. 183pp, 14 colour and 24 b&w illustrations.(. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
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