Published by Birlinn Ltd, 2002
ISBN 10: 1841582239 ISBN 13: 9781841582238
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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.
Published by Albyn Press, 1988
ISBN 10: 028498776X ISBN 13: 9780284987761
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Hardback. 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.
Published by Birlinn Ltd, 2002
ISBN 10: 1841582239 ISBN 13: 9781841582238
Seller: Brit Books, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Used; Very Good. ***Simply Brit*** Welcome to our online used book store, where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there is something for every literary palate. All orders are shipped within 24 hours and our lightning fast-delivery within 48 hours coupled with our prompt customer service ensures a smooth journey from ordering to delivery. Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality.
Published by Charles Skilton Ltd, 1988
ISBN 10: 028498776X ISBN 13: 9780284987761
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. Ex library copy with usual stamps & stickers.
Published by Albyn Press Haddington, 1988
Seller: Grampian Books PBFA, Est. 1990, ELLON, ABDNS, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
First edition. 156pp; frontispiece photograph; 16 illustrations by Ian MacInnes. Black boards. No inscriptions. Fine in Fine dustwrapper. [an autobiography by the author whose husband Jimmy was a lighthouse keeper between 1954 and 1966, firstly on Stroma in the Pentland Firth and later at Buchan Ness off the Aberdeenshire coast].
Published by Charles Skilton Ltd
ISBN 10: 028498776X ISBN 13: 9780284987761
Seller: Cocksparrow Books, Salisbury, WILTS, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: VG+/VG+/VG+. y First Edition. HARDBACK "HARD TO FIND," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Thus. * Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1988* Publisher: Albyn Press.* Binding and cover condition: Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. No bumps or rubs bu tslight lean to spine, no major faults. VG+* Jacket condition: Colour illustrated dust wrapper. NOT PRICE CLIPPED, showing shelf price of £7.95. Slight shelf wear to top & bottom edge and to head & tail of spine. In protective film library jacket. VG+* Contents condition: ex-library copy with the usual stamps & labels to prelims. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with very light reading wear, no marks to text. VG* Illustrations: B/w photos, prints and line drawings within text. Nice B/w vignettes by Ian Macinnes to Chapter heads.* Pages: 156 pp. text. iii pp. Blank pages at rear.* Description: Two lighthouses - Stroma in the Pentland Firth and Buchan Ness off the Aberdeenshire coast - and Orkney-born Margarete Aitken?s life while her husband was a lighthouse keeper between 1954 and 1966, form the background to this charmingly written autobiography. All over Britain lighthouses have been robotised. They may indeed disappear altogether if modern technology and satellite positioning become even more generally used. So this memoir is all the more fascinating as a piece of history.* A NEAR FINE copy with library stamps and light wear reducing it to VG+*. n.
Published by Albyn Press, Haddington, 1988
ISBN 10: 028498776X ISBN 13: 9780284987761
Seller: Jim's Old Books, Kirkwall, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. MacInnes, Ian (illustrator). First Edition. Hardback edition. Some creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper and a half-inch tear to the left-hand side of front panel of same; minor bumping to corners of blue boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. The author's account of her life as a lighthouse-keeper's wife at two Scottish lighthouses between 1954 and 1966, firstly on Stroma in the Pentland Firth, then Buchan Ness near Peterhead. 156pp, b&w frontispiece, b&w drawings at chapter heads. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Albyn Press, Haddington,, 1988
ISBN 10: 028498776X ISBN 13: 9780284987761
Seller: B and A books, Banff, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Ia Macinnes (illustrator). 1st Edition. a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. The author's account of her life as a lighthouse-keeper's wife at two Scottish lighthouses between 1954 and 1966, firstly on Stroma in the Pentland Firth near Peterhead.; b&w frontispiece, b&w drawings.