canongate publishing ltd (69 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Byrne, John (illustrator). 1st Edition. Munro, Michael., Canongate Publishing Ltd. (Ediborough), 1988, c1988, 1st printing, illus. soft cover (trade size paperback), near fine, 99 pp with appendices, B&W cartoon illus. by John Byrne, 8vo, ISBN: 0862412064, 'Abounds with new words and phrases and some classic expressions unintentionally omitted from the first book', 'The contemporary urban Scots dialect of Glasgow', Scottish Dialects; Reference; Humor; Language.

Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Peter Dyer (Cover Design) (illustrator). 1st Paperback Edition. 334 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text.

Trade Paperback. Condition: New. NEW BOOK, POSSIBLY WITH SLIGHT SHELF-WEAR.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine with very good to fine dust jacket. Bookplate on front endpaper. Dust jacket is lightly rubbed at edges and surfaces with a mild bump at top front edge. 152 pages with index and bibliography plus 15 illustrations.

16mo Softcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Printing. 64p. Bright pages are unmarked. Wraps are glossy with gently bumped corners and oil stain on rear panel. Binding is tight, spine is unbroken. Bookstore stamp present on title page.

Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. First Edition. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp. 156 As a Jew forced to emigrate to Britain this book is a moving account of her experience in Scotland and her internment on the Isle of Man as a suspected enemy alien. Part I: Childhood in Ruritania: Part II: Growing Up Part III: The Advent of Nazim Part IV: A New Home and a New Life withdrawn from library stamped in red on frontpiece small red tick on top edge; no other library markings; foxing.

First Edition: Very good red cloth boards with gilt lettering to the spine, 10.00 x 7.00 inches approx. , good illustrated dust jacket, with white background, some creasing to extremities, but generally in very good condition, not price clipped, no inscriptions, 103 pages, including index, detailed illustrations in colour and black & white.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Author signed on the first free end paper. Signed by Author(s).

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Rillen / Abschürfungen / Risse / Knicke. For lovers of timeless classics, this series of beautifully packaged and affordably priced editions of world literature encompasses a variety of literary genres, including drama, fiction, poetry, and essays. Los lectores tomarán un gran placer en descubrir los clásicos con estas bellas y económicas ediciones de literatura famosa y universal. Esta selección editorial cuenta con títulos que abarcan todos los géneros literarios, desde teatro, narrativa, poesía y el ensayo.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Rather scuffed, faded and edge-worn jacket with numerous surface scratches and superficial abrasions. Leading corners a little worn and ends of hardcover spine bumped. Signed dedication by author on FEP. Lower edge of front board a little grubby. Pages clean. Text clear. AF. By Author. Used.

paperback., good condition., black and white photographs.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Margaret Nisbet (illustrator). 1st Edition. 104 Pages, Illustrated. An Unmarked Book In A Complete Dustjacket, Unmarked & Undamaged, Not Ex Library, All Near "As New".

Soft cover. Condition: Good+. 136 pages. Signed by author 'to Lorna' and dated 1987, to title page. Pleasant paperback, with light wear and scuffing to cover. - General information: please email for any more information or condition photos. There may be other minor faults not included here, but this description should include all important points and convey accurately the overall conditon of the book(s). We are happy to give a more detailed description (by volume where applicable) on request. Posted next day (Mon-Fri) from the UK. We normally post by Royal Mail 1st class within the UK, but may use a slower service for books over 1kg or multiple orders or a tracked service for higher value orders. We normally post by Royal Mail Airmail for overseas deliveries, and may request additional postage (at cost) for heavier books or for tracking (buyers always have the option to cancel the order if we do so). Signed by Author(s).

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardback with dust-wrapper. 162pp. Inscribed by Duncan Williamson to front free end-paper. 1st edition 1990. Slightest wear. A very decent copy. (an17). Inscribed by Author.

Dark Blue Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Minus. First Edition. 96pp. A fresh copy, accompanied by illustrations throughout. There is slight/very light bumping to the head & tail of the spine of the book & one board corner. Slight glue residue to the front board, under the wrapper. Otherwise clean and tight. The dust wrapper has not been price clipped, though does have a tear to the front lower corner, now repaired with acid free archival tape to the reverse of the wrapper and there is some associated creasing. The spine has lightly faded & there is a little other creasing around the head of the wrapper. A very good copy.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover with jacket. Very good condition. Translated by Dymphna Clark. CM. Used.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Jacket and endpapers after the author (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, third impression with '3' on copyright page. Some very slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners very slightly bruised, gift inscription to title page (and compliment slip and card from giver tipped in), not price clipped (£17.99), internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy, looks almost unread. 358pp. Winner of the PEN/Ackerley Prize 2013. The acclaimed Scottish writer, respected thinker and outspoken former bishop Richard Holloway recounts a life defined by the biggest questions. Who am I? And what is God? At fourteen, Richard Holloway left his home in the Vale of Leven, north of Glasgow, and travelled hundreds of miles to be educated and trained for the priesthood by a religious order in an English monastery. By twenty five he had been ordained and was working in the slums of Glasgow. Throughout the following forty years, Richard touched the lives of many people in the Church and in the wider community. But behind his confident public face lay a restless, unquiet heart and a constantly searching mind. Why is the Church, which claims to be the instrument of God's love, so prone to cruelty and condemnation? And how can a man live with the tension between public faith and private doubt? In his long-awaited memoir, Richard seeks to answer these questions and to explain how, after many crises of faith, he finally and painfully left the Church. It is a wise, poetic and fiercely honest book. Quite a scarce book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Jacket by Alan Herriot (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners very slightly rubbed, not price clipped (£6.95), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy. 154pp. Jeannie Main gets tangled with a gypsy amid the chaos and terror of Prince Charles's rebellion in 1745. But how can she, a wee fisher lass, change two kingdoms? Why should she come into the shadow of the gibbet four times? And how and why should she try to ride the Kelpie, the fiercest monster in Scotland? Frances Hendry's classic historical tale for children.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Quite Nice. James Hutcheson (illustrator). First Edition. FIRST PRINTING. Original navy hardcover. FINE condition but faint foxing-like spots on covers, FINE dust jacket with price-clipped flap corner. Tight binding, no rubbing, clean, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing on any pages. Book measures 222mm tall x 14cm, and has 51 pages, 10 b/w illustrations. Symbolical & actual adventures of 3 climbers written as poetry. Dedicated to Dougal Haston.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Eason, Rohan (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression with '1' on copyright page. Illustrated boards, no jacket as issued. Some very slight edge wear to top and bottom of covers and spine, corners slightly bruised, not price clipped (price on back cover £17.99), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy, looks almost unread. 356pp, illustrated. From tantrums to tummy aches to teenage mood swings, there are times when a book is the best medicine of all. 'The Story Cure' is a manual for grownups who believe that the stories which shape children's lives should not be left to chance. In these pages bibliotherapists Ella and Susan recommend the perfect children's book, from picture books to YA novels via the golden world of chapter books, for every hiccup and heartache. Whether the young child you know is being bullied, the toddler can't sleep, or the teenager has fallen in love for the first time, or just doesn't know what to read next, the right story will help them feel themselves again. Packed full of helpful lists of the best books to read when turning ten or going through a spy/horse/superhero phase, you'll find old favourites such as The Borrowers and The Secret Garden alongside modern classics by MT Anderson, Malorie Blackman and Frank Cottrell Boyce. The Story Cure is the perfect companion for initiating young readers into one of life's greatest pleasures. Quite scarce in this first impression.

Softcovers. Condition: Very Good. Stephan McKeown (illustrator). First Edition Thus. 1973. First edition thus. xii, 125pp. Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales involving mystery and the macabre. He also wrote parodies and satirical essays, and this book contains the following eight stories: The System of Dr Tarr and Professor Fether; The Angel of the Odd; Lionizing; How to Write a Blackwood Article; A Predicament; Loss of Breath; The Business Man; and The Man That Was Used Up. The book is bound in paperback form in the original card covers. It is in very good condition with some shelf wear and light soiling to the covers and the spine is faded. The contents are secure and clean with no inscription.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Clean copy with b/w illustrations.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Jacket by Luther Gerlach (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression with '1' on copyright page. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, WITHOUT DEDICATION, IN BLACK PEN, ON TITLE PAGE. Some minuscule edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, not price clipped (£12.99), no other inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy. 365pp, illustrated endpapers. When down at heel Glasgow conjurer William Wilson gets booked for a string of cabaret gigs in Berlin, he's hoping his luck's on the turn. There were certain spectators from his last show who he'd rather forget. Like the one who's now a corpse. Amongst the showgirls and tricksters of Berlin's scandalous underground Wilson can abandon his heart, his head and, more importantly, his past. But secrets have a habit of catching up with him and, as he gets sucked into certain lucrative after hours work, the line between what's an act and what's real starts to blur. Quite scarce signed. Signed by Author(s).

hardcover. Condition: As New. Hardback--no flaws.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First UK edition, in its first printing with '1' at copyright page. The signed edition from Goldsboro, #295 of 1,500 signed, numbered, limited first edition copies. Signed by Ruth Ozeki at the limitation page. Blue boards with gold spine titling, fine. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket fine in Mylar. Blue sprayed edges. Interior clean and bright, text unmarked. Signed.