Getting Higher: The Complete Mountain Poems
Andrew Greig
ISBN 10: 1846971926 ISBN 13: 9781846971921
Published by Polygon: An Imprint of Birlinn Limited, 2011
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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 # wbs3287092417
Synopsis:
'A writer of integrity and imaginative energy.' - Times Literary Supplement. 'A lyric poet of rare gusto' - The Observer. 'A writer of integrity and imaginative energy.' - Times Literary Supplement 'Getting Higher offers an almost transcendental insight into the mind of one of mountaineering's most perceptive and intuitive authors' - Strathspey & Badenoch Herald 'A writer of integrity and imaginative energy.' - Literary Supplement 'Delights and surprises' -Scottish Review of Books Alongside the mountain poems from Men on Ice, Order of the Day and Western Swing will be brand new material, facsimiles of previously unpublished material - including his first poem, written in 1972 - and illustrations and material from the National Library of Scotland archive. A beautiful collector's item full of illustrations, marginalia and notes.
About the Authors:
Andrew Greig is a Scottish writer living in Edinburgh and Orkney. He has written seven novels, a variety of non-fiction books, and nine volumes of poetry, including Found At Sea, Getting Higher: Complete Mountain Poems and This Life, This Life: New and Selected Poems. His collection The Order of the Day was a Poetry Book Society choice.
James Hutcheson worked as Creative Director at Birlinn. He has been designing books, book jackets and album covers for many years.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Getting Higher: The Complete Mountain Poems
Publisher: Polygon: An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
Publication Date: 2011
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good