Millar Maxwell (7 results)

Condition: Good. Very good condition paperback with minimal wear. Contents are clean and bright throughout with no markings.

Condition: Very Good. 2012. Paperback. Clean copy with minor shelf wear and sunning. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: Very Good. 2012. Paperback. Clean copy with minor shelf wear and sunning. . . . .

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:0334020859.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Jacket by James Millar Watt (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, second impression, published later the same year. Some very slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, price obscured by old sticker, no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy for its age. 186pp, illustrated. This book is a sequel to RING OF BRIGHT WATER. It, too, concerns the interactions of otters and humans. Gavin Maxwell (1914-69), was a Scottish naturalist, traveller and author, best known for his work with otters. He wrote the classic 'Ring of Bright Water' about how he brought an otter back from Iraq and raised it in Scotland. Ring of Bright Water sold more than a million copies and was made into a movie starring Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna in 1969. The title 'Ring of Bright Water' was taken from a poem by Kathleen Raine, who said in her autobiography that Maxwell had been the love of her life.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Illustrations by the author, Peter Scott, Michael Ayrton, Robin McEwen, James Millar Watt et al (illustrator). 1st Edition. The set of three vols of Gavin Maxwell's 'Ring of Bright Water' trilogy. All are first editions, first impressions. 'Ring' (pub 1960, 211pp), 'Rocks' (pub 1963, 186pp), 'Raven' (pub 1968, 211pp). All have some edge wear, chipping, short closed tears and creasing to tops and bottoms of jackets and spine, corners rubbed and bruised, some slight spotting to page fore edges, 'Ring' has previous owner's name to second ffep, 'Rocks' and 'Ring' have no inscriptions, all are price clipped, all are internally clean tight and squareish, overall a vg+ set. Fifty years ago Gavin Maxwell (1914-69), a Scottish naturalist, traveller and author, went to live in an abandoned house on a shingle beach on the west coast of Scotland. A haven for wildlife, he named his home Camusfearna and settled there with the otters Mij, Edal and Teko. 'Ring of Bright Water' chronicles Gavin Maxwell's first ten years with the otters and touched the hearts of readers the world over, brilliantly evoking life with these playful animals in this natural paradise. Two further volumes followed bringing the story full circle telling of the difficult last years and the final abandonment of the settlement. Gavin Maxwell is widely credited with saving the otter as a species in the UK and their subsequent conservation and protection. Scarce in these first impressions. Three heavy hardbacks, extra postage will be required.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.