Murray Rowena Murray Brian (11 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover, in dust jacket. Clean, tight and unmarked. Very neat -- a sound and handsome copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Near fine first printing in fine dust wrapper. An unread copy in complete dust wrapper with minimal shelf wear to extremities. One light mark to the lower edge of the text block. A major study of the author's prose and poetry. Published at £25. As an enthusiastic collector myself I make every effort to provide a high level of service. Enquiries welcomed. Paypal accepted.…

Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Near fine first printing in fine dust wrapper. An unread copy in complete dust wrapper with minimal shelf wear to extremities. A little dust accumulation to the top edge of the text block. A major study of the author's prose and poetry. Published at £25. As an enthusiastic collector myself I make every effort to provide a high level of service. Enquiries welcomed. Paypal accepted.…

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Fine first printing in near fine dust wrapper. An unread copy in complete dust wrapper with minimal shelf wear to extremities. Very minimal dust soiling to the page edges. A major study of the author's prose and poetry. Published at £25. As an enthusiastic collector myself I make every effort to provide a high level of service. Enquiries welcomed. Paypal accepted. …

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Fine first printing in near fine dustwrapper. An unread copy in complete dustwrapper with minimal shelfwear to extremities. A major study of the author's prose and poetry. Published at £25. As an enthusiastic collector myself I make every effort to provide a high level of service. Enquiries welcomed. Paypal accepted.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). 8vo. xiii, 306pp. Black boards lettered in silver at the spine. With a portrait frontispiece, two maps and five manuscript, typescript and letter reproductions in the text. In fine state with fine non-price-clipped dust wrapper. The first comprehensive study of Mackay Brown's work. Curiously uncommon.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

First Edition. Fine, as New Hardback in Fine dustwrapper, clean and unmarked. 306 pp 8vo black cloth with gilt titles on spine in dustwrapper. The image on this listing page is of the actual book for sale.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Book Condition, As New: An unread, unused book in close to perfect condition. Faint marks across the dust jacket, but otherwise pristine, free from major blemishes, cover photograph remains bright and vibrant. Dj now protected by plastic slipcover. Original black cloth binding with silver lettering along the spine remains in mint condition. Small spots of light foxing across the text block, but mostly clean, crisp page edges. Pages are tightly bound, clean and tidy throughout, never thumbed or opened. A first edition hardback, collectible as an early and substantial critical anthology of George Mackay Brown's work edited by Rowena and Brian Murray. First printings of scholarship on Brown are relatively scarce, especially in hardback, making this an important addition for collectors of Scottish literature and critical studies. This critical volume brings together essays and reflections on the life, poetics, and cultural influence of George Mackay Brown, one of the Orkney-born writer's most distinctive voices. Contributors examine his verse, prose, and mythic sensibility, situating his work within broader literary and historical contexts. With close readings and interpretive insight, the book provides readers with a nuanced understanding of Brown's themes—place, tradition, spirituality, and narrative form—offering both scholarly depth and accessibility to those engaging deeply with his oeuvre.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.