Irvine James W (64 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 549 pages, a very good hardback, publisher's original grey cloth binding with gilt lettering to the spine against a green label, from a UK university library.

Condition: Good. 1970. No Edition Stated. 182 pages. Red dust jacket with white lettering over red cloth. Presumed signed by the editor to front endpaper. Clean pages with firm binding. Mild wear to spine, board edges and corners, with sunning to spine. Unclipped dust jacket. Mild wear, tear and chipping to edges and corners. Minor tanning to spine, with staining and soiling to DJ.…

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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. A good condition copy. Light wear, well presented. …

Softcover. Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket. Sound binding. Pages clean, off-white. Wrappers have light shelf wear. Contents: Irvine and Kiley, D. H. Lawrence and Frieda Lawrence: letters to Dorothy Brett. Sagar, Lawrence and Frieda: the alternative story. Cobau, A view from Eastwood: conversations with Mrs. O. L. Hopkin. Owen, D. H. Lawrence and Max Mohr: a late friendship and correspondence. Beards, The checklist of D. H. Lawrence criticism and scholarship. Laurentiana. Research in progress. 9.0" tall; 174 pages. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Author: James W. Irvine Title: Footprints: Aspects of Shetland Life over the Last 100 Years Publication Details: Lerwick: Shetland Islands Council (Education Committee), 1980. Binding: Hardcover Condition: Very Good. Strong, square boards with a tight, firm binding. Light signs of handling consistent with age. Stamp of Bells Brae Primary School, Lerwick to the front endpaper. Internally clean with no significant defects. A well-preserved copy. Description: A richly illustrated account of Shetland life over the preceding century, written by James W. Irvine and published by the Education Committee of the Shetland Islands Council. This volume provides a valuable local history, capturing the social, cultural, and economic life of the Shetland Islands through photographs, illustrations, and line drawings. It offers insight into traditional ways of life, community development, and the changing character of the islands across the twentieth century. The presence of a school stamp from Bells Brae Primary School, Lerwick, adds a layer of local provenance, enhancing its appeal to collectors of regional history and Shetland material. A desirable and informative work for those interested in Scottish island heritage, local studies, and community history. …

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 2004. [viii], 141pp. B&W illustrations. A record of the accounts of Norwegian war veterans who used Shetland as their war-time base. A sequel to 'the Waves are Free'. The book is in excellent condition. There are no inscriptions and all contents are tight and clean.…

Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Original Wraps. Condition: Good. First Edition. Paperback Original. There are a number of patches of discolouration to the rear cover - something has been splashed on it leaving grey marking and there is a little surface tearing at the top right corner. Light surface wear at the top of the spine. Otherwise only light edge wear to the covers. Small stain to the final page and the inside of the back cover but the pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. Cover design by Fiona Christie. First printing. Christie, Fiona (illustrator). …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Interesting Novel on Shetland/Norwegian family experiences during the Second World War. Very good condition but with a vertical ridge parallel to the spine; (as printed I believe). Price includes Royal Mail Signed First Class Postage to a UK Address.

Decorative Canvas Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 493 pp. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. No dj. Slightly slanted spine.

Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Paperback Original. Slight crease to the top right corner of the front cover but otherwise only light surface and edge wear to the covers. Spotting and marking to the top edges of the pages but the pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. First printing. Christie, Fiona (illustrator).…

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The red boards have a few light marks around the edges. Slight spotting to the page edges and to the endpapers which are a little browned around the edges. The pages are otherwise unmarked. The jacket has a tiny piece out of the bottom edge of the rear panel which also has a little rubbing to the top left corner and some browning. Photographs by Dennis Coutts. First printing. Coutts, Dennis (illustrator).…

Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Paperback Original. There is a faint stain to the front cover but otherwise only light surface and edge wear to the covers. Name of the previous owner in pen to the title page and there is a two inch patch of label residue on the rear free endpaper. Slight edge wear but the pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. First printing.…

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.…

Paper. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 159pp., paperback in very good condition, there is a slight ridge along the spine front and back where the cover has been attached, causing a bit of rubbing at the back. Excellent internally. Fictionalised story of Shetland and Norway in the Second World War.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Original Red Hardback. Condition: Good to Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1985. [x], 326pp. B&W illustrations & folding map to rear. Ex library with markings to front endpaper and to reverse of the title page. The book is otherwise in very good condition in an unclipped dust jacket which has light wear and tape marks to reverse.…

Card. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. (ii)+118pp., illustrated card covers, colour and bw photos. A bit of wear to the covers and corners, excellent internally. Covers 1914-1945, from a Shetland viewpoint.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. Pbk 159pp an unread copy, excellent clean tight unmarked as new.

Pictorial Card. Condition: Good+. No Jacket (as published). First Edition, First Printing. [Iv] + 149 Pages Illustrated. A Tiny Mark On Front Cover Otherwise Would Be "Vg". Not Ex Library.

No Binding. Condition: Good+. 1st Edition. 148pp., covers slightly dog-eared, slight edgewear, otherwise in excellent condition.

Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Paperback Original. Signed by the author on the title page. One inch crease to the bottom right corner of the front cover but otherwise only light surface and edge wear to the covers. Slight marking to the top edges of the pages and there is a small dent to the fore edges. Light creasing at the bottom corners of the first thirty pages but the pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. First printing. Signed by Author(s).…

Card. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 105pp., illustrated card covers. A bit of wear to the covers and corners, tiny mark inside rear cover and facing page, excellent internally. Signed by the author on the title page. Memoirs of his life from the 1920s onwards, in Shetland and during the war. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Ex-library copy with usual markings (ink-stamp along bottom edge, inside front flap, top edge, inside rear flap, else clean of interior and tightly bound. Sleeve perhaps for a fold-out map inside rear map, empty. Slight forward cock to spine, a bit of smudging to spine. Octavo hardcover format, with 423 pp., bound in brown cloth over boards, stamped in black, and inset with square medallion portrait of Claude Bernard, neatly affixed. Text wholly in French. Replete with black-and-white diagrams, charts and illustrations and photographs galore. Contributions by Roger Heim, Bernard Halpern, Yvon Bourges, Bengt Andersson, Otto H. Gauer, Robert F. Pitts, James F. Danielli, Francois Morel, Corneille Heymans, Eric Neil, Oscar M. Helmer, Irvine H. Page, James W. McCurbin, Philippe Meyer, C. Chevillard, Paul Milliez, Bjorn Folkow, Lysle H. Peterson, E. Witzleb, Magnus I. Gregersen, Jame D. Hardy, Charles Kayser, T.H. Benzinger, Laurence Irving, J. Chatonnet and Albert Szent-Gyorgy.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 475 Pp. Red Brown Cloth, Gilt. First Printing. Near Fine In Near Fine Dust Jacket With Some Fading To Background Colors On And Around The Spine; Small Fray At Lower Front Dj Tip And Tiny Fray To Lower Front Tip Of Book (Unprovoked Cat Attack). Signed By Joan Irvine Smith, And Inscribed On The Title Page By Jean Stern To Ruth Westphal, Of Westphal Publishing, , With Whom They Worked On Art Books And Exhibits Regarding California Art. Color And B/W Photographs And Illustrations Throughout (illustrator). Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 475 Pp. Red Brown Cloth, Gilt. First Printing. Fine In Fine Dust Jacket. Inscribed On The Title Page By Joan Irvine Smith. Color And B/W Photographs And Illustrations Throughout (illustrator). Inscribed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Softcover in Fine condition. First edition, pp104, b&w illustrations. Aspects of Life on Shetland from 1939 to 1950.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean. Good DJ with with faded spine.

Paperback. Condition: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Damaged book. Slightly damaged in some way typically, a grazed corner or torn cover.…