From Owl Books, County Leitrim, Ireland
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First edition. 147 pp. With 10 b/w plates. A collection of essays by various authors about islands around the coast of Britain and Ireland (Aran Is). Each writer has painted his own individual picture , selecting for treatment those aspects of his subject which most appealed to him. Contents include: Isle of Man by John Betjeman, St Kilda by James Fisher, Guernsey by Desmond Hawkins, Iona by Bruce Campbell, Isle of Wight by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald, St Tudwal Islands by Clough Williams-Ellis, St Michael's Mount by J.H. Martin, Arran by Moray McLaren, Anglesey by William Aspden, Raasay Island by Winifred Gill and The Aran Islands by Denis Johnston. Previous owner's inscription on ffep. Dark green cloth boards with silver lettering on spine. Overall condition VG+. In VG illustrated dust wrapper - illustration of St Tudwal by Susan Williams-Ellis on front. Top of dust wrapper spine chipped. Seller Inventory # 2013
Bibliographic Details
Title: Portraits of Islands.
Publisher: London: Dennis Dobson Ltd., 1951.
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: 1st Edition
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