Various Buchan John (12 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. British edition, second printing, December 1924 (first printing was October 1924). No jacket. Arranged by John Buchan. Various contributors. Index of author's and index of titles and first lines to back. Green boards with gold lettering to spine and front are very good with a little pushing/bumping to corners, the odd small mark, a little patchy darkening (including to spine), a couple of small rubs to top surface, the odd small bump to edges and a little wear (pushing/rubbing/bumping) to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Top edge of pages gilt (little scratched/rubbed). Pages bit tanned. Odd small mark/mild foxing to page edges and bottoms. Inside boards/end-papers tanned. Very occasional small mark/spot of foxing to pages. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.

[Scottish Poetry] FIRST APPEARANCE. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[2] 130 [4]. Publisher's blue quarter cloth with gilt titles to spine, and brown titles to grey paper over boards. Top edge toned; others untrimmed. Black ink gift inscription dated Christmas 1921 to flyleaf. Some weakness to binding at pp.90/91. Moderate rubbing and toning to boards. Very good. The first appearance in print of the poet Christopher Murray Grieve, leader of the Scottish Literary Renaissance who would later publish under the pseudonym Hugh MacDiarmid. This first issue of Northern Numbers, containing strong contributions from the likes of John Buchan, Violet Jacob, and Neil Munro, was very favourably reviewed, with particular praise directed towards the editor Grieve who, according the Glasgow Herald, "possesses more talent and latent power than any other contributor to this book.".

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Various (illustrator). A comprehensive and illustrated record of road bridges across Great Britain by accomplished civil engineer Charles Bressey. British Bridges: An Illustrated Technical and Historical Record, written by civil engineer and Chief Engineer for Roads at the Ministry of Transport Charles Herbert Bressey, with a foreword by Secretary of State for Transport Oliver Stanley and fellow MP John Buchan. Published by the Public Works, Roads and Transport Congress organising committee in 1933.Rebound in quarter cloth, with paper boards. Includes 312 in-text illustrations of bridges across Great Britain, including photographs and architectural designs.An informative reference of Bridges, Bressey delves into the road bridges across Great Britain at the time, including London Bridge, the Usk Bridge, the George V Bridge and many more. Bressey details estimated costs, histories, facts, and primary purposes of each. Rebound in quart cloth, with paper boards. Externally, very smart with clean boards. Very slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine. End papers are clean. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with the rare small mark to leaf extremities. Slight signs of previous water damage to right edges of leaves, heavier to first leaves. Scratch marks to left edge of frontispiece. Very Good. book.

FIRST EDITION Small 4to. yellow cloth hardback with titles and illustrated boards in black. 256pp. Illustrated with 17 tissue-guarded b/w plates by artists including Edward S. Harper, Florence M. Rudland, E. G.Treglown and A. J. Gaskin. A clean copy with no markings or inscriptions. Light tanning to endpapers. Slight sun-darkening to spine and light wear to top and base. Slight rubbing to boards. A VERY GOOD COPY. (Shelf 6 TOP) PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.

First Edition. [Spy Anthology] FIRST EDITION THUS, first printing. Octavo (20 x 15cm), pp.261; [1], blank; [1], order form; [1], blank. With illustrations by Nick Hardcastle. Publisher's decorated blue cloth, tan endpapers, in original tan slipcase. Book is clean and fresh. A few tiny marks to slipcase. An intriguing mix of factual and fictional pieces, including contributions from Baden-Powell, Le Queux, T.E. Lawrence, Bruce Lockhart, Ian and Peter Fleming, Kipling, Somerset Maugham, John Buchan, Fenimore Cooper, Dennis Wheatley, Joseph Conrad, Eric Ambler, Thomas Hardy and E. Phillips Oppenheim. This is the first edition to feature the introduction by Dame Stella Rimington, thriller writer and first female Director General of the British Security Service [MI5]. Gilbert p.45, 115, 186, 545, 643-4.

First Thus. Octavo. 20cm. Publisher's dark blue cloth titled in gilt to spine, over blue paper covered boards. Lacking dustjacket. 130pp.; 142pp. [1pp.] ads to rear. Pagination essentially the result of two sets of first edition sheets being bound together, including original title pages and the ads to the rear of the Second Series. Light scuffing to the corners with a bit of stripping away of the paper, some soiling and thumbing to the boards in places and some minor bumping and softening to the spine ends; internally clean, fore and bottom edges untrimmed. A very good copy. An oddly produced volume, edited by Hugh McDiarmid under the name of C.M. Grieve, and originally issued between 1920 and 1921 to showcase the contemorary voices of Scottish poetry. Series I and Series II were later combined, apparently by the simple expedient of taking all the original leftover unbound sheets and cramming them in together in a single volume binding. A charming and rather peculiar collection of carefully chosen poetry and poets.

First Editions. Two volumes. Octavo. 20cm. Publisher's blue coth spines, over drab paper covered boards, titled in gilt and dark grey to spines and front boards. Lacking dustjackets.130pp.; [2pp] ads to rear; 142pp. [2pp] ads. Light wear and some scuffing and soiling to the lower edges, the grey paper covering the boards has a tendency to brown and soil and there is some sign of this on the Second Series volume, some marginal bumping, strong and durable; internally clean, fore and lower edges untrimmed. Very good tidy copies. A rather charming collection of poetry from the early 20th century Scottish school, showcasing the work of luminaries like Buchan and Munro, all edited and brought together by C.M. Grieve, who is better known to all and sundry as Hugh McDiarmid. Issued in two series between 1920 and 1922, with a single volume edition (essentially just both first edition volumes bound together, including their title pages) distributed at the end of 1922.

First Edition. [Spy Anthology] FIRST EDITION THUS, first printing. Octavo (20 x 15cm), pp.261; [1], blank; [1], order form; [1], blank. With illustrations by Nick Hardcastle. Publisher's decorated blue cloth, tan endpapers, in original tan slipcase. Fine throughout. An intriguing mix of factual and fictional pieces, including contributions from Baden-Powell, Le Queux, T.E. Lawrence, Bruce Lockhart, Ian and Peter Fleming, Kipling, Somerset Maugham, John Buchan, Fenimore Cooper, Dennis Wheatley, Joseph Conrad, Eric Ambler, Thomas Hardy and E. Phillips Oppenheim. This is the first edition to feature the introduction by Dame Stella Rimington, thriller writer and first female Director General of the British Security Service [MI5]. Gilbert p.45, 115, 186, 545, 643-4.

FIRST EDITION. 8VO. (19 x 13 cm), pp.[2]+256+[2]. With occasional in-text illustrations. Publisher's blue cloth lettered in silver to spine (at least three colours were used), illustrated dust-wrapper, priced at 15s. Inscription to first free endpaper. Contents clean and fresh, jacket with small clip to corner of flap, spine gently sunned, minor edge wear. An intriguing mix of factual and fictional pieces, including contributions from Baden-Powell, Le Queux, T.E. Lawrence, Bruce Lockhart, Ian and Peter Fleming, Kipling, Somerset Maugham, John Buchan, Fenimore Cooper, Dennis Wheatley, Joseph Conrad, Eric Ambler, Thomas Hardy and E. Phillips Oppenheim.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. None (illustrator). A smart seven-volume set from "The Teaching of English Series" edited by Henry Newbolt, featuring works by John Buchan and others. In the publisher's original cloth bindings.This is a seven volume set of books from "The Teaching of English Series" consisting of works by John Buchan and edited by Henry Newbolt, three of which are first editions.Each volume is illustrated with a line drawing frontispiece.This set consists of: The Man and the Book: Sir Walter Scott (1925). This copy is the second edition. This is abiographical and critical study of Sir Walter Scott, exploring his life, literary works, and legacy. Midwinter (1925). This is the first edition in this series; the text of this edition has been slightly abridged by the author. A Jacobite-era historical novel of espionage and loyalty, set during the 1745 uprising. Prester John (1925). This copy is the first edition. This is a thrilling adventure novel, following a young Scotsman caught in a South African uprising. Sea Life in Literature from the Fourteenth to the Nineteenth Century (September 1925). This copy is the second edition, compiled with an introduction by Henry Newbolt. An anthology of sea-themed prose and poetry tracing maritime literature across five centuries. Modern Short Stories (1926). First published in this series in November 1926; this is the second impression, published May 1928. This offers acurated selection of early 20th-century short fiction from prominent English authors. Ten Modern Plays (1928). This volume is a first edition. Selected and edited by John Hampden. A concise but varied collection of contemporary plays, highlighting key trends in early 20th-century drama. A Book of Escapes and Hurried Journeys (1928). This copy is the fifth impression. This copy provides avivid recounting of daring escapes and real-life adventures, written in Buchan"s compelling narrative style. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Externally, generally very smart. Slight offsetting to endpapers. Previous owner"s inscription to front free endpaper of "Modern Short Stories", "Ten Modern Plays", "Midwinter", "Prester John", and bookplate from Joanna Meredith to front free endpaper of "Sealife" with inscription. Rear hinge of "Midwinter" slightly strained, with binding materials partially exposed, but holding firm. Previous owner"s small inscription to title page of "The Man and the Book". Previous bookseller"s small label to rear paste down of "Ten Modern Plays", "The Man and the Book; Sir Walter Scott", and "Sea Life". The odd slight handling mark to boards and spine. Spines slightly faded. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities and boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with one or two spots, heavier to fore edge and first and last few leaves. Very Good. book.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Various (illustrator). First edition. A beautifully illustrated copy of this historical work on the life of Walter Raleigh, told by John Buchan. First edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding with a pictorial design to the front cover. Dated using Jisc from copies held at the University of Cambridge Libraries. Written by Scottish novelist and historian, John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, who was known for his historical works. This biographical work on Sir Walter Raleigh is told in eleven stories, written as if by a friend or follow who has seen them happen with their own eyes. With some characters based on Raleigh's companions, and some invented. With beautiful, colour illustrations, including a frontispiece of Sir Walter Raleigh taken from a portrait in the National Portrait Gallery, and colourful inter-chapter illustrations, endpapers and a tail-piece by Mr Gabriel Gifford. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart with slight bumping to the extremities and to the head and tail of the spine. Light soiling and the occasional mark to boards. Slight marking to endpapers, with the remnants of label removal to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. book.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. [Spy Anthology] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[2] 256 [2]. With occasional in-text illustrations. Publisher's blue cloth lettered in silver to spine (at least three colours were used without priority), illustrated dust-wrapper, priced at 15s. Exemplary, as new condition. No inscriptions, contents clean. Jacket has none of the usual fading to the red spine and is simply a bright, fresh example. Not a rare book, but exceptionally scarce in this condition- we have handled dozens of these over the years and all have suffered from sunning to a greater or lesser degree. An intriguing mix of factual and fictional pieces, including contributions from Baden-Powell, Le Queux, T.E. Lawrence, Bruce Lockhart, Ian and Peter Fleming, Kipling, Somerset Maugham, John Buchan, Fenimore Cooper, Dennis Wheatley, Joseph Conrad, Eric Ambler, Thomas Hardy and E. Phillips Oppenheim. Gilbert p.45, 115, 186, 545, 643-4.