Decorations by Douglas Hall. Pp. 192, pictorial double title page printed in orange & black, pictorial headpieces; edges of boards slightly bruised; dust wrapper, lightly foxed, edges a trifle rubbed and split; top edges of leaves lightly foxed; Hutchinson, London, 1971. First edition. *Autobiography, set in the years between the..... More
Decorations by Victor Ambrus. Pp. 96, pictorial double title page, full page illustrations; pictorial boards; dust wrapper, a trifle soiled; Hutchinson, London, 1974. First edition. More
Variations on a theme by William Dunbar. Pp. viii+336(last blank), pictorial double title page, appendix, references, glossary, index; bottom edges of boards a trifle shelf worn; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed; bookplate on upper pastedown, the half-title page and outer blank lightly offset; The Australian National University Press, Canberra..... More
Pp. 352(last blank), text map; med. 8vo; bottom fore-corner of lower board a trifle bruised; dust wrapper; Allison & Busby, London, 2009.First edition. *Signed by the author ('Jack Ludlow') on the half title page. 'Jack Ludlow' is the pseudonym of Scottish nautical historical novelist David Donachie. Book two of the..... More
The illustrated Para Handy. Illustrated by Hamish Haswell-Smith. Pp. [vi]+154, illustrated in colour throughout (several full or double page); square 4to; blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; Black & White Publishing, Edinburgh, 2003. First edition. *Scottish journalist, editor, and author Neil Munro (1863-1930) is today best known for..... More
Pp. [vi]+226; cr. 8vo; orange cloth, spine lettered in gilt, with publisher's device at foot in silver; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges chipped and split; bookplate of Benjamin Tindale on upper pastedown, outer leaves and edges lightly foxed; Readers Union, London, 1950. Book Club edition. *Originally published by Heinemann in..... More
Pp. [x]+282; dust wrapper; leaves browned and edges quite foxed; Faber & Faber, London, 1999. First edition.*The Scottish author's second book and first novel. Shortlisted for the 1999 Man Booker Prize. More
Pp. [viii]+328; dust wrapper; top edges of leaves very faintly foxed; Faber & Faber, London, 2003. First edition. *Winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. More
Complete in 48 volumes, totalling approximately 18,000 pages, each volume with an engraved frontispiece and vignette title page, several extra plates (see footnote), an engraved dedication leaf Volume I, folding plan (of Kenilworth Castle) at the end of Volume 23, glossary Volume 48; post 12mo; bound by Kerr & Richardson..... More
A bibliographical history, 1796-1832. Pp. xx+1072(last blank), frontispiece portrait, text illustrations, appendices, indices; thick, cr. 4to; dust wrapper; Oak Knoll Press, New Castle, DE., 1988. More
Pp. [viii]+294; pictorial glazed paper wrappers; dust wrapper; a little light foxing; Canongate, Edinburgh, 2002. First edition. *Author's debut novel, winner of the Crime Writer's Association 2002 John Creasey Dagger for a first crime thriller, and joint winner of the Saltire Society Scottish First Book of the Year Award in..... More
Pp. [viii]+296(last blank), 2 maps; med. 8vo; dust wrapper; text block faintly browned, edges of leaves slightly foxed; Hodder & Stoughton, London, 2005. First edition. *A Marcus Corvinus mystery. More
Pp. viii+260; med. 8vo; fore-edge of boards slightly marked; dust wrapper; edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Hodder & Stoughton, London, 2008.First edition. *A Marcus Corvinus mystery. More
Pp. x+308, full page map; med. 8vo; dust wrapper; edges of leaves slightly foxed; Hodder & Stoughton, London, 2006. First edition. *A Marcus Corvinus mystery. More