he Aim and the End; being Lectures and Addresses delivered by Sir James Colquhoun Irvine by Irvine, Sir James Colquhoun - 1956

Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, (1956). First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 313pp.octavo A very good copy in maroon cloth without dj. Name on the front fly leaf

Vale of Bardslay: Thomas Kerfoot, 1946 46pp hard cover.illustrated.some pages foxed.

UK: Oliver & Boyd, 1956. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. h/b 313 pages, rough-cut pages, condition is Very Good. Lectures and Addresses delivered by Sir James Colquhoun Irvine. FOR fifty-seven years Sir James Colquhoun Irvine was connected with the University of St Andrews as student, lecturer, professor of chemistry, and principal. During the 1914-18 War, Irvine's chemistry laboratories there became a kind of research factory, and a contribution to the war-effort was made out of all proportion to their size. As an academic ambassador, Irvine travelled extensively in Europe, India, the West Indies, the United States, and Canada. He was closely connected with the Pilgrim Trust, the Commonwealth Fund, the Carnegie Trust, and many other bodies. His main activities were all of historic importance. The addresses in this volume are the verbal expression of his hopes, his experiences, his points-of-view, and his conclusions concerning those widespread activities. His love for St… Read More

1938. IRVINE, Sir James Colquhoun. [With Chancellor Harry Woodburn Chase]. DEDICATION OF THE ELMER ELLSWORTH BROWN HOUSE FOR ENGLISH STUDIES. NY: New York University, 1938. Small 4to., cloth and boards. First Edition. Very Good (some soil). $35.00.