Barnacles.

Published by Constable, 1916

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Seller: Blackwell's Rare Books ABA ILAB BA, Oxford, United KingdomBlackwell's Rare Books ABA ILAB BA

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FIRST EDITION, one or two faint spots, largely restricted to opening leaves, pp. [vi], 365, [2], crown 8vo, original green cloth, the lettering and borders stamped in red to backstrip and upper board, slight lean to spine, cloth slightly baggy at foot of leading edge of upper board, top corner of same bruised, tail edge roughtrimmed, a few spots to edges, free endpapers very faintly browned, the flyleaf with a small ownership stamp, very good. Scarce. The author's second novel of Scottish working-class life, following his lauded 'Gillespie'. MacDougall Hay was a minister in the Church of Scotland, near Paisley - where the present work is set; a book of poems followed, but the author died of tuberculosis in his late thirties before any further work could be completed. The poet George Campbell Hay was his son.

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Bibliographic details

Title
Barnacles.
Author
MacDougall Hay (J.)
Publisher
Constable
Publication year
1916
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Modern First Edition

Blackwell's Rare Books ABA ILAB BA

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Our premises are in the main Blackwell's bookstore, one of the largest and best known in the world, housing over 200,000 new book titles, covering every subject, disclipline and interest, as well as a large secondhand books department. The bookstore is in the centre of the city, opposite the Bodleian Library, Sheldonian Theatre, and many of the colleges and other university buildings, with on-street parking close by.

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