Physical description: 249 pages ; 19 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Scottish fiction. English fiction. Orkney (Scotland) History. Genre: Fiction. Language: English.
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A young princess wanders through history with an ivory flute and a bag of coins, healing those who have been crippled or afflicted by battle. Her aim is to slay the burgeoning dragon of war before it destroys the world she loves. The author's other books include "The Masked Fisherman".
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Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Ex library copy with usual stamps & stickers. Seller Inventory # rev2333794046
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Seller: James Fergusson Books & Manuscripts, London, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Edges slightly spotted, dustwrapper slightly spotted at flaps and slightly faded at spine. Dedicated to Margaret Marshall, Neil Scott-Moncrieff, Magnus Brunner and Sigrid Weber. "In his third novel, the first for eleven years, George Mackay Brown offers us a parable of war. A young woman wanders through history with the two gifts bequeathed to her at the time of her birth, an ivory flute and a bag of gold and silver coins, with which she succours those who have been crippled or afflicted by war . . . This is an impressive and moving novel, broad in its sweep through time and space, and eloquent in its presentation of both the ever-threatening horror of war and the healing power of the imagination" (dustwrapper blurb). Seller Inventory # 2GMB100034B
Seller: James Fergusson Books & Manuscripts, London, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Edges rather spotted, free endpapers mildly embrowned, dustwrapper aded at spine. Dedicated to Margaret Marshall, Neil Scott-Moncrieff, Magnus Brunner and Sigrid Weber. "In his third novel, the first for eleven years, George Mackay Brown offers us a parable of war. A young woman wanders through history with the two gifts bequeathed to her at the time of her birth, an ivory flute and a bag of gold and silver coins, with which she succours those who have been crippled or afflicted by war . . . This is an impressive and moving novel, broad in its sweep through time and space, and eloquent in its presentation of both the ever-threatening horror of war and the healing power of the imagination" (dustwrapper blurb). Seller Inventory # 2GMB100034A
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper, if somewhat edge-dulled. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 249 pages ; 19 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Scottish fiction. English fiction. Orkney (Scotland) History. Genre: Fiction. Language: English. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 351188
Seller: James Fergusson Books & Manuscripts, London, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Edges rather spotted, dustwrapper spotted at flaps and slightly faded at spine. Loosely inserted the publisher's publicity leaflet (single sheet, folded), George Mackay Brown [1984]. Dedicated to Margaret Marshall, Neil Scott-Moncrieff, Magnus Brunner and Sigrid Weber. "In his third novel, the first for eleven years, George Mackay Brown offers us a parable of war. A young woman wanders through history with the two gifts bequeathed to her at the time of her birth, an ivory flute and a bag of gold and silver coins, with which she succours those who have been crippled or afflicted by war . . . This is an impressive and moving novel, broad in its sweep through time and space, and eloquent in its presentation of both the ever-threatening horror of war and the healing power of the imagination" (dustwrapper blurb). Seller Inventory # 2GMB100034
Seller: Zebra Books, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. With dust jacket. Lightly sunned spine, otherwise minimal wear. No marks or damage. VG+/VG. Seller Inventory # HF506
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper, if somewhat edge-dulled. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 249 pages ; 19 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Scottish fiction. English fiction. Orkney (Scotland) History. Genre: Fiction. Language: English. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 351188
Seller: M&B Books, London, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Chatto & Windus/ The Hogarth Press, London, 1984. First UK Edition, First printing. Book is Near Fine with no inscriptions. Dust jacket is also Near Fine but price clipped. Seller Inventory # 002304
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover, in dust jacket. Moderate toning to edges of text. Otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. Very neat -- a sound and handsome copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book. Seller Inventory # 77631gl
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Fine in an about fine dust jacket with faint spotting on the flaps. Advance review copy with publisher's material laid in. Seller Inventory # 528661