gordon wright publishing edinburgh (56 results)

Paperback. Third Impression. Octavo, [20cm/8in], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 48 Fully illustrated In exceptionally good condition.

Soft Cover. Condition: Fine. James Hutcheson (illustrator). Size: Octavo.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover, 8 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches. 137 pages, index. Covers have very slight wear, pages are clean.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. Reprint. famous story about a Skye Terrier.

Hard cover. Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 272 p. Audience: General/trade. No previous owner's name EB 46.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Book has blue cloth with gold lettering. D.J. has a picture of Tom climbing. D.J. has a bit of edgewear ow good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Blue book with a band of sunning on lower edge. Title in gold. D.J. is also blue with picture of field and village. Slight edgewear on dj. Other than items mentioned, vg.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very lightly marked jacket else as new.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Appears new. Under scrutiny, surface of DJ has some indentations (See picture). All our books at the moment are reduced so the price you see reflects a 33% discount. You may be interested in The Literaticus Book Service. We specialise in tracking down those harder to find editions, among other bookish services such as gift fulfilment. Get in touch to send us your Book Wants or ask a bookish question. If this is intended as a gift, please email first and I can gift wrap for no extra charge. If you would like special delivery but don't see an option for it, just email first and I'll obtain a quote. If you have any questions, require more information or if you would like more pictures, do not hesitate to get in touch.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 96pp. Collection of poetry by William Neill. Some Gaelic poems are followed in the book by a literal translation. Gift inscription by the author on the first title page to William Oxley, dated 21/7/90. His neat name stamp also on this page. Countryside track photograph on front cover with black and green lettering on light blue spine. Slight age toning to top page edge. Otherwise in fine condition. Appears unread. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. VINTAGESTAN BOOKS Title: Tam. The Life and Death of a Dog by Derek Bowman Author: Derek Bowman Publisher: Gordon Wright Publishing. Edinburgh, Scotland Year Published: 1978 Edition: Original Dimensions: 22cm x 14cm Binding type: Hardcover ISBN: 903065258 Notes: SKU: VSS / 234 / G / 5832 / 4372 / HB Condition Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Fading on spine Book condition: Good. Very gentle foxing to text block edge Binding: Intact Pages: 100 pages.

Decorative Illustrated Boards. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Hardback. Sunned spine. Contents: Barins. Love. Meat and Music. Drink. Sport. Beasts. The Kirk, Auld Nick. The Hereafter. Poets. Fools and Follies. The Practical Scot. The Great Divide. The Thistle. Illustrations. 141 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The book is signed by Tom Weir on the full title page. The book is near fine with slight edge wear and previous owner's inscription on the ffep in a near fine dust jacket with slight edge wear. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Signed by Author(s).

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Hardback edition. No dustwrapper (as issued), minor bumpng to spine ends and slight scuffing to outer corners of cover, a few brown marks to the pages, including some at the recipe for Clootie Dumplng, so the book has been used at least once. Otherwise a good clean tight copy of this slim hard-cover book containing recipes collected from members of the SWRI in Orkney. 137pp, 6 b&w illustrations. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: 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.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. No dustwrapper (as issued), minor bumping to spine ends and corners of illustrated boards, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. A collection of short pieces by the author, originally published between 1960 and 1982 in local Orkney newspapers where she wrote as "Countrywoman". Many of the pieces deal with nature, some with her many cats, others with everyday life. 240pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Slight fading to spine of unclipped dustwrapper, minor creasing to edges, some bumping to spine ends of blue boards, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. A complete collection, brought out after his death, of the poems and short stories by the author, mostly in the Doric dialect of NE Scotland. The poems had previously appeared in the Buchan Observer and the stories in the Aberdeen Evening Express. The stories mostly relate to the fishing industry out of the NE Scottish ports. 415pp, 16pp b&w illustrations. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardback: Good+ Condition. Dust Jacket: Good Condition. Pages Bright, Clean And Unmarked. Binding Tight And Secure. Clean Covers, Minor Shelf-Wear. Spine Creased At Top And Tail, Board Corners Bumped. Photograph Is Added By Selling Site And Not Ours, Therefore May Not Reflect This Edition Or Condition. Please Contact Us For Pictures If Desired.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good Plus. 1st Ed. 1975. 32pp. Poems in Scots and English by Clifford Hanley published under one of his alter egos. "In an age when poets have come down from their garrets to become public figures, reading their lines in pubs and clubs and on television, Ebenezer Mcilwham remains the classic recluse who clearly believes that the words are the man, the man himself a shadow. ? He has never presumed to style himself a poet, and the modern school withholds that title from a writer whose lines have the audacity to rhyme and scan. But whether or not they penetrate to the marrow of the human condition, the Mcllwham verses display a proper intoxication with the ring of words. Whatever they mean, and they certainly mean something, they sing. If he takes liberties with the Lowland Scots tongue, and throws in a phrase for the sheer music of it, he is merely demonstrating his besotted love of the language, which goes beyond the semantic burrowing of the new academics". Cover has very slight fading to spine. Otherwise in excellent condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Maroon cloth board with gilt title to spine; ex-library; creased front pages.

Softcover. Condition: Gut. Turnbull (illustrator). Rev.James A. Simpson: Holy Wit softcover, 1986, Gordon Wright Publishing, guter Zustand, leichte Gebrauchsspuren Humorvolle Geschichten Gewicht : 110 g.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 630 grams.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. (First Edition) Hardback: Good Condition. Dust Jacket: Good Condition. Pages Clean And Unmarked. Clean Cut Along Top Of End-Page (No Text). Foxing To Leaf-Edges. Binding Tight And Secure. Clean Boards, Wear Top And Tail Of Spine; Bumped Corners. Jacket Shows Wear Along Edges. Photograph Is Added By Selling Site And Not Ours, Therefore May Not Reflect This Edition Or Condition.

Laminated Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. 1983. 240pp. "(Bessie Skea's) weekly column is eagerly read by islanders of all ages, for it breathes the very essence of Orkney. This indeed is what it is like to live in a country district in Orkney, with the wild flowers of summer all around, and the birds, and the agricultural and flower shows. The beauties of winter too are celebrated: the snow, the stars, the aurora, the great gales." The book is in excellent condition. No inscriptions. All contents are tight and clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 138 pages, black and white plates, fine condition with dust-wrapper (not price clipped).

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. No dustwrapper (as issued), slight fading to spine, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book, being a collection of comedy sketches, monologues and songs, originally performed between 1973 and 1986, from the well-known (at the time, anyway, in the 1970s and 80s) Scottish comedy trio. Signed to original owner by all three (now deceased) performers on half-title "To . Best wishes from Buff Hardie / George Donald / Stephen Robertson". 272pp, some b&w illustrations and musical scores, endpaper map of the fictional village of Auchterturra. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). 4to. 176pp. Blue cloth lettered in gold at the spine and with a gold-stamped vignette to the upper board. Illustrated with over two hundred photographs and reproductions. A tiny sliver of discolouration to the head of the upper board, else in fine state with non-price-clipped dust wrapper, edgeworn with several short open tears.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 8vo, a facsimile reprint of the 1890 edition, pp,73, gilt titled brown cloth with gilt vignette to the top cover.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 95 pages, near fine condition in card covers, top edge of book spotted, author's presentation inscription on the half-title page ("William Neill-/to Irene Hughson-/with thanks for/last night's/hospitality./5/11/88"). Inscribed by Author(s).

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Edinburgh: Gordon Wright Publishing, [1996]. First Edition. Thick octavo; publisher's boards in pictorial dust jacket; 654pp.; 32 leaves of plates printed on rectos and versos. Minor shelf wear, corners bumped, some soiling to top textblock edge, else Very Good and sound.