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Blacket Books
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Scotland

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A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper which is faded from yellow to white on spine. Page ends a little browned. 269pp.
Published : Waterfront, Edinburgh 1985, First Edition
£8.00

Hardback. A very good copy in a near very good dustwrapper which is a little soiled. No ownership inscription. 262 pages. The author's second novel.
Published : George Allen & Unwin Ltd, London 1956, First Edition
£10.00

A very good copy in a good dustwrapper with a half-inch tear on front panel. 218pp.
Published : Collins Crime Club, London 1975, First Edition
£5.00

A very good copy in a good dustwrapper with some darkening to the spine and some edge wear. Pp.xxiv,124. Frontispiece and one other illustration. Memoir by the editor.
Published : Routledge, London 1945, First Edition
£6.00

A very good copy without dustwrapper. Small neat ownership inscription otherwise a lovely clean copy. 47 pages. A slim early volume by the well-known Irish poet.
Published : The Dolmen Press, Dublin 1958, First Edition
£7.00

Illustrated by J. Lockwood Kipling.
A good plus copy in dark blue cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. Spine a little dull but lettering clear. A little wear to spine ends. All edges gilt. Rear upper hinge cracked. Gift inscription dated 1895 on front free end-paper. Generally clean internally although with some foxing to a few pages. 238pp + 2pp publisher's adverts. Black and white illustrations. Photographs available on request.
Published : Macmillan & Co, London 1895, First Edition
£55.00

Hardback. A good plus copy in green cloth with rather faded gilt lettering to spine. A little foxing. Pp.xii,235. Introduction by Stephen Graham who describes Kuprin as the most popular tale-writer in Russia after Chekhof.
Published : Constable, London 1916,
£12.00

A very good copy in a good dustwrapper which is a bit darkened on the spine. A clean copy without foxing or ownership inscription. 40pp. The author's third collection of poetry.
Published : The Black Raven Press, London 1966, First Edition
£18.00

A very good copy in a good complete dustwrapper. Ownership inscription on front end-paper. 59pp.
Published : Andre Deutsch, London 1960, First Edition
£6.00

A very good copy in a good dustwrapper with a closed tear and some darkening to spine. Ownership inscription on front end-paper. 62pp. The author's second collection of poetry.
Published : Andre Deutsch, London 1962, First Edition
£10.00

A very good copy in a good dustwrapper a little faded on spine and just slightly torn and chipped on the rear panel. 93pp.
Published : Jonathan Cape, London 1948, First Edition
£5.00

A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper with one closed tear. The dustwrapper is not price-clipped. A clean copy without foxing or ownership inscription. 77pp.
Published : Jonathan Cape, London 1953, First Edition
£6.00

Hardback. A good copy in a good, complete, dustwrapper which shows some soiling. Some end-paper and fore-edge foxing. Pp.vi,298.
Published : Methuen, London 1956, First Edition
£15.00

A very good copy in blue wraps lettered in black. A clean, fresh copy without ownership inscription or other marking. 22 pages. The first book by a broadcaster, writer and poet who was at the heart of Scottish literary life for many years.
Published : Privately Printed for the Author 1941, First Edition
£30.00

A good copy in a good, complete, dustwrapper which is browned on the spine. Foxing to endpapers. 223pp.
Published : Jonathan Cape, London 1949, First Edition
£6.00

A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper which is not price-clipped. A clean copy without foxing or ownership inscription. 48pp. This is a short collection of sonnets written for the author's former wife and his daughter.
Published : Faber & Faber, London 1973, First Edition
£20.00

Illustrated by E. H. Shepard.
A very good copy in grey paper-covered boards with light blue cloth spine. Title-piece on upper board. In a very good, complete and untorn dustwrapper which is now protected in a clear removable sleeve. No ownership inscription or other internal marking. This is no 87 of 100 copies on hand-made paper and is signed by both author and illustrator. 95 pages. Unopened. Pen and ink illustrations throughout. A nice copy. Photographs available on request.
Published : Methuen & Co, London 1925,
£380.00

A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. Previous owner's name on front end-paper. 100pp. Illus. Macdiarmid's view as to the aesthetic implications of the artistic revolution he had brought about in Scotland.
Published : Mainstream Publishing, Edinburgh 1984, First Edition
£6.00

Hardback. A very good copy in a poor dustwrapper which lacks the spine. Inscription of Lily Mackenzie, 31 Drummond Place, Edinburgh. Lily MacSween became the author's third wife in 1965 and this must have been written by her after that time. 292 pages. 2 maps. Many photographic illustrations including what are said to be "a unique set of pictures of Nepal". Described as an "absorbing journal of a year's travels in Europe, Africa, India, Burma and the Far East, a journey which the Author undertook to gather material for his forthcoming history of the Indian war effort".
Published : Chatto & Windus, London 1948, First Edition
£18.00

Hardback. A very good copy in green cloth lettered and decorated in yellow. No ownership inscription. Light edge foxing. Pp.viii,309.
Published : Doubleday Doran & Co, New York 1932,
£8.00

Hardback. A good copy in red cloth lettered in black. Spine darkened. This is the author's own copy with his bookplate and pencilled library number. Part of the dustwrapper has been pasted to the front end-paper. 301 pages + adverts. A humorous novel which is a sequel to "Poor Relations".
Published : Martin Secker, London 1921, First Edition
£35.00

Hardback. A very good copy in a good dustwrapper which is a little frayed/torn at the edges. Signed by the author on the title page and with a gift inscription from him on the front end-paper to "Lily", who was to become his third wife. 302 pages. Written in 1919 this is the story of the romantic career of a London theatre girl.
Published : Macdonald, London 1954,
£50.00

Illustrated by Nancy Sharp.
Hardback. A good copy in black cloth lettered in gilt. A little wear and tear to cloth at head of spine. The boards are now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. No ownership inscription. A little edge and end-paper foxing. 248 pages. 8 illustrations. The author's impressions of a visit to the Hebrides.
Published : Longmans Green & Co, London 1938, First Edition
£65.00

Hardback. A very good plus copy in a similar price-clipped dustwrapper which is now in a protective sleeve. A clean copy without foxing or ownership inscription. Pp.vii,157. A survey of parable writing which constituted the Clark lectures for 1963.
Published : Cambridge University Press 1965, First Edition
£15.00

Hardback. Slim 8vo. A very good copy. Brown quarter cloth with red boards lettered in gilt on upper board. A little fading towards upper edge of boards. Limited edition of 225 copies.Unpaginated.
Published : Edgar Backus, Leicester 1932, First Edition
£10.00

Hardback. A very good copy in a good, slightly edge-chipped, dustwrapper. Jacket illustration by Oskar Kokoschka. Not foxed and no ownership inscription. 279 pages. A novel set in central Europe immediately before the Second World War. Translated from the German.
Published : The Harvill Press, London 1950, First Edition
£7.00

Hardback. A near fine copy in a very good dustwrapper which is complete and with only very minor wear and tear. Top edge gilt. Not foxed and no ownership inscription. Unopened. This is number 4 of 280 copies on English hand-made paper and is signed by the author. 127 pages.
Published : William Heinemann, London 1923, First Edition
£20.00

A good copy in the original quarter quarter vellum binding which is rather soiled. Top edge gilt. Bookplate. Limited edition of 530 copies, this being no. 393. Signed by the author. Contains the first publication of the poem "Nireus". Pp.ix,245.
Published : William Heinemann, London 1922,
£20.00

Hardback. A very good copy in a quarter vellum binding with blue boards. In a good dustwrapper which is a little chipped at the top of the spine. Very good blue slip-case. No.209 of 275 copies signed by the author. Top edge gilt. A nice clean copy internally with no ownership inscription or other marking. 48 pages.
Published : William Heinemann, London 1928, First Edition
£30.00

Hardback. A very good copy in a good dustwrapper which has minor tearsand chips. Inscribed presentation copy from "Tony", possibly the author. 224 pages. Short stories. The author's first book.
Published : Secker & Warburg, London 1964, First Edition
£7.00

A very good copy in red cloth lettered in gilt on spine and upper board. In a good dustwrapper showing fairly minor edge wear and tear and with the spine faded as usual. Internally clean with no ownership inscription and not foxed. 241 pages. Essays on "The Decline and Fall of the Detective Story", "Some Novelists I Have Known" etc.
Published : William Heinemann, London 1952, First Edition
£10.00

Hardback. A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. This is the first UK hardback edition. A clean copy without foxing or ownership inscription. 287 pages.
Published : Severn House Publishers, London 1985, First Edition
£25.00

Hardback. First issue. A very good copy in red cloth lettered in gilt. In a near very good dustwrapper which has very minor chipping and closed edge tears. The wrapper is now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. No ownership inscription or other internal marking. Pp.viii,208 + 8 page publisher's catalogue dated 7/29. Includes a number of the author's Introductions to books and reviews together with essays on a variety of subjects such as spiritualism, children's books and golf. The final essay "gives some intimate details about Christopher Robin, the hero of "When We Were very Young" and "Winnie-the-Pooh", which no lover of those famous nursery classics should miss."
Published : Methuen, London 1929, First Edition
£22.00

Hardback. A very good copy in red cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. Top edge gilt. In a very good dustwrapper which has minor tears. The dustwrapper is now protected in a clear, removable, sleeve. This is no. 72 of 250 numbered and signed copies on India Paper. Signed by the author. Pp.xix,887. This collection of Milne's writings includes "The Day's Play," "The Holiday Round," "Once A Week," and "The Sunny Side." Photographs available on request.
Published : Methuen & Co, London 1929,
£320.00

Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Hardback. A good copy overall in publisher's blue cloth with title in gilt on spine. There is considerable damp-mottling to the boards. Internally very good. No inscriptions. Vignettes by Ernest Shepard. 215 pages. Very good dustwrapper with illustration of author by Kari Soumalainen on the rear panel. The wrapper is not price-clipped and is protected in a removable cover.,
Published : Methuen & Co, London 1952, First Edition
£15.00

A very good copy internally but the boards are faded and mottled with some marks of damp staining. This is number 33 of 50 copies signed by the author.
Published : Chatto & Windus, London 1928, First Edition
£40.00

Limited edition (464/1250) with a copper plate engraving by Stephen Gooden, the dedication signed by George Moore, complete with the parchment dustwrapper with a design by Marion Dorn. The wrapper is now protected in a clear removable sleeve. Both book and wrapper are very good. The book internally is a nice clean copy with no ownership inscription or other marking. A little top edge foxing. Pp.[vi],286.
Published : The Nonesuch Press, London 1926,
£30.00

Hardback. A fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper with a hint of fading to the spine. Pp.vi,299. Critical essays by a leading Scottish poet. Rather uncommon.
Published : Carcanet New Press, Cheadle 1974, First Edition
£20.00

A good plus copy in a good dustwrapper. The book shows a little discolouration to the spine and fading at the foot of the spine where there is a chip in the wrapper. There is a little edge wear and tear to the wrapper and a smallish faded water stain at the foot of the rear panel. 184 pages. A gentle Indian novel. Photo on request.
Published : Eyre & Spottiswoode, London 1945, First Edition
£38.00

Hardback. A very good copy in red cloth lettered in gilt. In a fair dustwrapper which has chipping and tears and with a spine which is a little faded/ darkened and marked. No ownership inscription and very little foxing. Pp.xiv,180. American humorous poetry.
Published : Little Brown & Co, Boston 1942, First Edition
£9.00

A very good copy in a good dustwrapper a little frayed/torn at top of spine.
Published : J.M. Dent & Sons, London 1953,
£5.00

A very good copy in a good dustwrapper darkened on spine(but with lettering clear) and marked on rear panel. This is a collection of the author's work from the period 1929-1959.
Published : Little Brown & Co., Boston 1959, First Edition
£6.00

Hardback. A very good copy in red cloth lettered in gilt. In an almost good dustwrapper which has minor chipping and tears and with some darkening/fading to the spine. Previous ownership inscription on front end-paper. Pp.xiii,169. Humorous American poetry.
Published : Little Brown and Company, Boston 1949, First Edition
£9.00

A near very good copy with colour illustrated front and rear cover. Some foxing,to covers (mainly rear cover). All edges silver. No inscriptions. 15 poems by E. Nesbit and Caris Brooke. Black and white illustrations throughout. Unpaginated (24 pages). Protected in a removable cover.
Published : Henry J. Drane & Co., London 1888, First Edition
£120.00

A good plus copy in wraps. Surface rubbing to a smallish part of front cover where a label has been removed. A little edge and end-paper foxing but generally a decent copy internally. 44 pages. Frontispiece + 6 pages of illustrations. Comprises an essay on "The Personality and Style of Robert Louis Stevenson" by Nicoll, an essay on "The Characteristics of Robert Louis Stevenson" by Chesterton and a poem "Home From the Hill" by Nicoll. This is a volume in the "Little Books for Bookmen" series.
Published : Hodder & Stoughton, London 1906, First Edition
£15.00

Hardback. A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper which is complete and untorn. SIGNED by the author on the title page. 262 pages. A selection of writings about love by Irish men and women.
Published : Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London 1979, First Edition
£18.00

A good plus copy in publisher's marled boards with title in brown on front board and on spine. Tiny neat ownership inscription on front endpaper. Internally clean. 288 pages. 14 page catalogue by Florin Books at rear. Good dustwrapper showing a little edge wear and tear, not price-clipped and protected in a removable cover. Stories by David Garnett, Eric Linklater, Naomi Mitchison etc .
Published : Jonathan Cape, London 1934,
£15.00