The Enchanted Capital of Scotland, from a Story Told By a Merchant of Edinburgh
by Steele, Isobel K C
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Kirkwall, Orkney, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Plaid Stationery of Scotland Ltd , 1945. Slight creasing and a couple of small tears to edges of unclipped (original price 8/6) dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends and corners of blue boards, a previous (original?) owner's name and date (Christmas 1950) on f/ep, a tear to the bottom inch or so of the pages next to spine, binding just starting to split at pp24-25, but no damage to the text or illustrations. Otherwise a not too bad, clean copy of this slim hard-cover book, a story for children. The story involves a group of children who save Edinburgh from the Horny Gollochs. One of the last books to be illustrated by the famous Scottish illustrator Jessie M King. The " merchant of Edinbugh" of the tile was a Noel G Fyfe, who produced a booklet "The Capital of Scotland" in the early 1940s. 54pp, 4 double-page colour illustrations, b&w illustration throughout.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by King, Jessie M. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- JimsOldBooks (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013057
- Title
- The Enchanted Capital of Scotland, from a Story Told By a Merchant of Edinburgh
- Author
- Steele, Isobel K C
- Illustrator
- King, Jessie M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Publisher
- Plaid Stationery of Scotland Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1945
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Scottish-Childrens-stories, Jessie-M-King, Horny-Gollochs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Scotland; Children's Fiction;
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JimsOldBooks
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About the Seller
JimsOldBooks
Biblio member since 2004
Kirkwall, Orkney
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Based in Kirkwall, Orkney off the north coast of Scotland. No shop, internet sales only..
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