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A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle.
by MACDIARMID, Hugh
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons Ltd,, 1926. First edition, first impression, first issue in dark blue cloth, an exceedingly sharp copy in the jacket, inscribed by the poet, "To J. E Brownson from Hugh MacDiarmid, Glasgow 1943" on the front free endpaper. This early poem by MacDiarmid was the central masterpiece of Scottish modernism. Octavo. Original dark blue cloth, spine and front cover lettered in gilt, double rule border in blind to front cover enclosing gilt vignette. With dust jacket. A near-fine copy, some trivial spotting to fore-edge, the jacket a little sunned to spine panel, and minimally nicked at ends and corners.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 154054
- Title
- A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle.
- Author
- MACDIARMID, Hugh
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons Ltd,
- Date Published
- 1926
Terms of Sale
Peter Harrington
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
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