Scottish poet (91 resultados)

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Condición: Very Good. 15 pages. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 18 x 26 cms. Category: Quarterly Review; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Condición: Very Good. 13 pages. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 14 x 22 cms. Category: Scrutiny: A Quarterly Review; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Softcover. Condición: Fine. 318 pages, illustrated throughout (some in colour). Original pictorial card covers. Apparently unread. Yves Abriouxâs Ian Hamilton Finlay: A Visual Primer offers the most comprehensive and richly illustrated survey of Finlayâs work, tracing the evolution of a uniquely interdisciplinary artist whose practice spans poetry, sculpture, landscape design and conceptual art. Drawing on extensive visual material and incisive commentary, Abrioux explores Finlayâs distinctive approach, which dissolves traditional boundaries between artistic genres and is exemplified in his celebrated garden at Little Sparta. Size: 22 x 27 cms. Category: Varied Books; New Arrivals; ISBN: 094846240X. ISBN/EAN: 9780948462405. This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.…

Condición: Very Good. Sixth Edition. 7 pages. Printed in double columns throughout. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 21 x 27 cms. Category: Encyclopaedia Britannica; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Condición: Very Good. 4 pages. Illustrated with photographs. The Strand Magazine (1891-1950) was a literary powerhouse, bringing readers gripping mystery, adventure, and intrigue every month. It became legendary for publishing Sherlock Holmes stories, skyrocketing the detective's fame and cementing its place in literary history. Beyond Holmes, it featured thrilling fiction, fascinating articles, and stunning illustrations, captivating audiences with tales of crime, exploration, and the unknown. With its bold storytelling and iconic artwork, The Strand shaped popular literature, inspiring generations of writers and readers alike. A true treasure trove of imagination, it remains one of the most celebrated magazines of its time! A rare chance to own a true artifact from the past. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 16 x 22 cms. Category: Strand Magazine Articles; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Single Sheet Engraving. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. AN ORIGINAL ANTIQUE ENGRAVING. MOUNTED AND READY TO FRAME. VERY GOOD CONDITION . SHOWS A PORTRAIT OF GEORGE BUCHANAN, 1506-1582, SC0TTISH HISTORIAN AND POET,793, AN ORIGINAL ANTIQUE PORTRAIT, ENGRAVED PORTRAIT, ENGRAVED IN CIRCA 1800 , ENGRAVED BY FREEMAN AFTER THE PAINTING MOUNTED AND READY TO FRAME.…

12mo: 2 pp. On lightly creased, discoloured paper, with traces of hinge from previous mounting adhering to margin of first page. He has 'an uncomfortable feeling' that he 'laid aside' a letter from Fulton 'to be answered, but which I cannot now find. It must somehow have got mixed up with other papers [.] If I am right in my fear, may I ask you to send me a copy of it?'.…

On 5.5 x 11.5 cm piece of paper, cut from the end of a letter. In good condition, on lightly-aged paper, laid down on part of leaf from album. Reads: 'Yours faithfully | Isa Craig | R. A. Arnold Esq'.

Condición: Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original maroon cloth covers, white title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5¼''. Contains [ix] 204 printed pages of text with sepia frontispiece and monochrome photographs throughout. Spine slightly sun faded and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. SCOTLAND (Gaelic: Alba).…

Condición: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original brick red cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains (xi), 232 pp. Small ink surname to the front free end paper and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Customs duty applies for orders shipped into the EU from outside the EU, Delivered Duty Paid (DDP), our shipping price includes DDP. Member of the P.B.F.A. BIO (Résumé, Memoir).…

1p., 12mo. In good condition, with small printed slip from catalogue pasted above letterhead. The recipient is named as 'Mr. Green | Claremont House | Clapton'. Reads: 'Madam | My autograph can be of little value to any one, but in compliance with your wish so courteously expressed I enclose it & am | Madam | Faithfully yours | Theodore Martin'.…

Condición: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains [x] 180 page play. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with chips and short closed tears to the spine ends and edges, not price clipped, 15/-. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. PLAYS (Theatre Performance).…

1p, landscape 12mo. On ruled paper. In fair condition, but with traces of glue from mount from reverse, a strip of which shows through along the outer edge, not affecting text. Good firm signature, underlined: 'Robert Leighton'. Clearly a response to a request for an autograph: 'Dear Scout Sibson, / I have much pleasure in acceding to your wish. / Very truly yours / Robert Leighton'. …

One page, 12mo. Good, though a little grubby at the right-hand margin, and with the name of the recipient neatly torn away at foot. 'Dear Sir | Neither Lady Martin nor myself feel any interest in any letters of ours, which may have come into your hands.'.

Condición: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original dark green cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, top edge gilt, donkey brown end papers, bevelled edges. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains tissue-guarded frontispiece, (lxxviii), 402 pp with numerous full-page wood-cut illustrations throughout. Front free end paper absent, foxing to the front end papers and title leaves, else in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES.…

Condición: Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, gilt fox hunting motif to the front cover. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains tissue-guarded frontispiece, 352 + 8 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout dated 1898. Foxing to the prelims, name inside 'Frank Lavers' and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. NINETEENTH CENTURY.…

Condición: Very Good. Reprinted edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains (xvi), 248 printed pages of text with 28 full-page single-sided monochrome photographs on coated paper throughout. Red spine sun faded to pink and in Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. HEBRIDES & ST. KILDA.…

Condición: Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, gilt horse motif to the front cover. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains 480 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations. In Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. NINETEENTH CENTURY.…

Condición: Very Good. First edition in publisher's original triptych folding paper (soft back) opening to 8'' x 13''. One small mark to the front cover, else n Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES.

Condición: Good. - A cream colored, 3-3/8 inch high by 4-3/8 inch wide slip of paper has been mounted on a slightly larger piece of cream card. Inscribed and signed in the third person: "23 Bernard St. W / London. / March 15th 1869 / With Robert Buchanan's Compts." There is some rippling to the paper from the mounting & the verso of the mount is slightly foxed. The paper has been folded once for mailing. Good. Robert Williams Buchanan [1841-1901] was a Scottish poet, novelist and dramatist. After a period of struggle and disappointment, his first acknowledged book of poetry "Undertones" was published in 1863, although he appears to have disowned some earlier volumes later in life. His "Complete Poetical Works" was published in two volumes in 1901. In 1876 "The Shadow of the Sword", the first and one of the best of a long series of novels, was published. Buchanan was also the author of many successful plays, including "Lady Clare" [1883], Sophia [1886] and "The Charlatan" [1894].…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st Edition. SHEPARDSON BOOKSTALL, 20+ YEARS OF EXCELLENCE. BOOK: Blue Ballon Cloth; Spine #5; blue topstain; large gold torchbearer #5; Kent Endpapers. DJ is covered in mylar; has 159 titles listed at back; 95 cents on front flap; small hole on front bottom spine edge; also, bottom half of the back completely torn off (See Scan). Interestingly, all the necessary info to identify this as a first is still there. STORY: The last of the picaresque novels of Tobias Smollett, published in London on 17 June 1771 (just three months before Smollett's death), and is considered by many to be his best and funniest work. It is an epistolary novel, presented in the form of letters written by six characters. …

An 11 x 8.5 cm piece of paper, cut from a letter for an autograph hunter. In fair condition, lightly aged, and laid down on a piece of card which has chipped at the corners. The paper and its backing have a vertical crease through them. Reads 'Excuse a very hurried letter & believe me / Very truly yours / Robina F. Hardy'.…

On one side of an 11.5 x 12.5 cm piece of paper, cut down from a larger leaf. In good condition, lightly aged; laid down on a 15.5 x 15 cm piece of card to which a typed biographical slip is attached. Reads: 'Dear Madam | I have just received your note and write in haste to say that I shall do myself the pleasure of waiting upon you tomorrow (Wednesday) about ten oclock. | I remain Dear Madam | Your very respectful Servt. | Allan Cunningham'.'.…

Dimensions of photograph 9 x 5.5 cm. Good sepia image, on backing card with Mayall's details printed in red at foot. Reverse of card mostly covered with remains of previous cream paper mount. This image does not feature among the three portraits of Martin listed in the National Portrait Gallery's online catalogue of its collection.…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Second Edition. Glasgow: Charles Rattray, 1842. xix,[i],200pp. Portrait frontispiece. §Weaver and political journalist. The book is a collection of his political poems and songs, together with a few short prose pieces. Glasgow, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, and National Library of Scotland locations for the first edition, same year; but BL and Library of Congress only for this second edition. Neatly bound in dark green contemporary leather, gilt lettering, blind decoration, all edges gilt, beveled edges, marbled endpapers. Scattered finger-soiling and some general browning to text. Nineteenth-century pencilled ownership-name J. Sibbald (perhaps a descendant of the Scottish bookseller James Sibbald) to fly-leaf. A very good copy.…

Condición: Very Good. Matching hard back bindings in publisher's original olive green cloth covers, black lettering to the spines. 8vo 7'' x 4¼''. First published in 1751 and revised and published again in 1758. It tells the story of an egotistical man who experiences luck and misfortunes in the height of 18th-century European society. Contains 434; 452 of printed pages of text, 8 monochrome illustrations throughout the two volumes. Very Good condition books in scarce Good condition dust wrappers with age tanning to the spines, small tears to the top of volume I, priced 4/- in pencil. Dust wrappers protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. LITERATURE 1900-1925.…

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. 1st Edition. London: Tilt and Bogue, 1841. First edition. [v]- lxx,[ii],271,[1]pp.,(+[2][pp. publisher's ads.). Original dark blue cloth, gilt lettering, elaborate gilt and blind decoration, all edges gilt. It would be extremely difficult to find a superior copy. With the neat bookplate of the author & book collector Nigel Temple to front pastedown opposite ink gift inscription to one Elizabeth G. Stewart, dated New Year's Day 1859. Samuel Williams (ilustrador). …

Hardcover. Condición: Good. First Edition. Edinburgh: Printed for the perusal of the Author's Friends by Thomas Constable, 1837. First edition. Small 8vo. cxxxiv,[ii],120pp. Title-page is leaf [iii], but half-title seemingly not called for. §Miln, who died young having recently commenced business, was a student at the University of St. Andrews, and the University of Edinburgh. The lengthy introduction, which outweighs the amount of verse, is predominantly taken up by a 100 page Memoir "from the pen of a kind and devoted friend" and includes various of the author's letters. The Preface notes of Miln, "Though short, his life was exemplary. No duty, sacred or social, was ever neglected. his mild and affectionate disposition endeared him to a numerous circle of friends; but, being naturally retired and unobtrusive, it was his delight to spend many of his leisure evenings in the social converse and endearments of that paternal home, where his premature death has left so sad a blank. At the desire of some friends, his mourning parent has undertaken the melancholy though soothing task, of arranging for the press the detached papers that have been found since his death, and of presenting them in the shape of this small volume. The Poems are not intended for the criticism of the world, but for the private gratification and perusal of those who mourn the lamented death of the author.". Byron's lines on Henry Kirke White from English Bards and Scotch Reviewers are quoted on the title-page. Presumably printed in tiny numbers. The poems are divided into five sections: Odes; Poems, chiefly on Serious Subjects; Translations; Melodies for Music, &c.; Comic Poems and Humorous Pieces - the latter including a charming Sonnet to Miss Houston's Cat. §Copies at Columbia & University of North Carolina only: no UK holdings. Original(?) cloth-backed stiff paper boards with early MS. label to spine. Early ink note to title describes the author as "Son of David Miln, banker, Dundee", information that does not seem to be recorded elswehere. Upper hinge slightly tender (inner hinges sometime strengthened internally), occasional soiling or browning to text. A good copy. …

Third edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, blind tooling to the front and rear covers. 8vo. 8'' x 5¼''. Contains 334 [ii] printed pages of text. The end papers are cracked, splitting of the cloth the front spine edge, the text block is clean. Member of the P.B.F.A. NINETEENTH CENTURY.…