Cleishbotham Younger (12 results)

Soft Cover. Condition: Good. Cover shows scuffs and creases at edges. No markings. Pages clean and tight. Thousands of Scottish Words and their meanings. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st thus. Unpaginated. Undated. Moderate external wear/creases/foxing to external edges. Sgn. to half-title page, o/w internally VG. Strong binding. Includes supply & fitting of new correctly sized protective lyfjacket. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. First Thus. Thousands of Scottish Words and Their Meanings - an abridged version of Cleishbotham's "Handbook of the Scottish Language" originally published in 1857. 62p.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. New Edition. This is a VG, slim little volume in black leather binding with gold stamping, unpaginated on card stock, no DJ. In this new edition, will be found every word of any importance used by Ramsay, Fergusson, Burns, and Scott.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 66 pages. Size: Small 8vo.

Full-Leather. Condition: Good. New Edition. tall narrow 12mo, undated but preface 1897, black leather a little edge rubbed, gilt good and bright, top of spine little chipped, binding good and tight, contents good and clean. Book.

Condition: Fair. No Edition Remarks. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Half green leather with marbled paper-covered boards. Contains 3 titles rebound as 1. Two Lectures on Some Changes in Social Life and Habits (1857); 'Cakes, Leeks, Puddings, and Potatoes' (1864). Finally, Handbook of the Scottish Language (1858). Second title contains 3 B&W illustrations. Library copy, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages are rather marked with pronounced tanning and foxing, plus thumbing. Intense hinge cracking and looseness. Sporadic stains and marks. Boards have some edge wear, with pronounced bumping and peeling to corners, while spine ends are crushed and peeled. Rather scratched, rubbed and marked overall, especially leather areas.

Paperback. Condition: G+. 1st Edition. A good copy. Brown cloth-covered stiffened card covers with gilt titling on front cover. 66pp very small print, Scottish dictionary. Immediate despatch from the UK. 16mo. PB. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Heavy rubbing and abrasions to leather at ends of spine, joints, and edges of boards. 15mm white stain on front cover. Binding shaken, with gatherings coming loose. ; "Preface to New Edition" dated 1897. Pages unnumbered. Full leather binding, limp leather covers. Gilt title on front board "A GUID SCOTCH DICTIONARY". Gilt illustration of Scotch Thistle on front board. Tall and narrow format. Page dimensions: 158 x 69mm. "In this Dictionary and Preface will be found every word of any importance used by Ramsay, Fergusson, Burns, and Scott, as well as the more modern authors who use the Scottish tongue as the medium to express the wisdom, wit, and pathos of their literary characters." - from the Preface to New Edition.

Soft cover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. CURRENTLY WE ONLY SELL TO UK LOCATIONS. PLEASE DO NOT PLACE ORDER IF INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING IS REQUIRED. This is an ex-library book so has the usual library stamps, markings and labels inside and sometimes on spine. Edge of pages slightly discoloured. Noticeable signs of wear & tear. Both front and back covers have come off (see photo). Previous owner's name and a date given on front page - Francis A. Allen 1879.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. No signatures. Some rubbing to covers. Some foxing.; "Preface to New Edition" dated 1897. Pages unnumbered. Grey cloth boards with gilt and black lettering on spine, black lettering and illustration on front board. Title on front board "A GUID SCOTCH DICTIONARY". Illustartion of person on a step ladder and a bookcase on front board. Tall and narrow format. Page dimensions: 158 x 68mm. "In this Dictionary and Preface will be found every word of any importance used by Ramsay, Fergusson, Burns, and Scott, as well as the more modern authors who use the Scottish tongue as the medium to express the wisdom, wit, and pathos of their literary characters." - from the Preface to New Edition. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall.

Softcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: No DW. 1st Edition. (Dictionary of Scottish, NOT Gaelic) . Ownership inscription of Chas B. BoagWatson (Boag Watson) with date Decr 1891. With a letter addressed to G. Riddell describing how book was found in Miss BoagWatson's house (in 1978) and sent to him. Original boards covered in dark green cloth and lettered within ornate scroll in gold on front cover. At base of page 66 is an Edinburgh Public Libraries accession stamp (not filled in) but no other library marks. A nice clean copy but front hinge nearly completely split (needs repair).