1925 First Edition Margaret Pow | Catherine Ponton Slater | Robert Grant & Son | Scottish Literature | Edinburgh Dialect | Vintage Hardcover
Language: English
Published by Robert Grant & Son, Edinburgh, 1925
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Cranston & Perry, Ascot, Berkshire, United KingdomCranston & Perry
AbeBooks seller since April 16, 2026
Condition: Used - Very good
£ 14.99
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A scarce First Complete Edition of Margaret Pow by Catherine Ponton Slater, published by Robert Grant & Son, Edinburgh, in 1925. This edition brings together the complete adventures of the much-loved Scottish domestic servant, Marget Pow, whose observations on everyday life are written in rich Scots dialect with warmth, wit, and humour. The work is regarded as an enduring example of early twentieth-century Scottish regional literature. Bound in the publisher's original green cloth with colour frontispiece. A highly collectible edition for readers of Scottish fiction, dialect literature, and early 20th-century British women's writing. Condition: see pictures for description of quality. First Complete Edition (1925) Hardcover in original green cloth Colour frontispiece present Binding firm and sound Pages complete Light age toning and occasional foxing consistent with age No dust jacket (if applicable) Please see photographs for the best indication of condition. Shipping Notice: Please note that international shipping costs are estimated. Additional charges may apply for this item due to size or weight. We will confirm any extra postage costs with the buyer before processing the order. …
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- 1925 First Edition Margaret Pow | Catherine Ponton Slater | Robert Grant & Son | Scottish Literature | Edinburgh Dialect | Vintage Hardcover
- Author
- Marget Pow
- Publisher
- Robert Grant & Son, Edinburgh
- Publication year
- 1925
- Condition
- Very good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Item weight
- 1 kilogram
- Seller catalogs
- Collectible Books, Early 20th Century Literature, Scotland, Scottish Literature, Women's Literature
Cranston & Perry
Ascot, Berkshire, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since April 16, 2026
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Step into the world of Cranston & Perry, where every shelf holds a little history and every book has a story beyond the one printed on its pages. We seek out books with character, from time-worn editions with foxed pages, beautiful bindings and forgotten inscriptions, to collectable children’s books, literary classics, unusual finds and modern voices worth rediscovering. Some are rare. Some are wonderfully ordinary. Some have travelled through generations before reaching us. What matters is that each deserves to find the right reader and a new place on the shelf. Part antiquarian bookseller, part treasure hunter and entirely devoted to books, Cranston & Perry celebrates literature in all its forms: beautiful, rebellious, curious, scholarly, nostalgic and occasionally rather strange. Every book has a past. Every reader begins another chapter. We simply bring the two together.…
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