Scholar-Gipsies
by Buchan, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good, 1st thus (1927 edition in The Week-End Library series); no d/j, red leatherbound boards (some fading on spine), gilt
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1927. 1st thus. h/b. Very good, 1st thus (1927 edition in The Week-End Library series); no d/j, red leatherbound boards (some fading on spine), gilt pressed cover/spine titling bright; text block firm, pages crisp and unmarked, v slight foxing.. 18mo (170 x 100 / 6_"" x 4""). Scholar Gypsies"" is the first non-fiction work by John Buchan published in 1896. This is a collection of various essays that Buchan considers, like the beauty of nature, the essence of human talent, the wandering spirit of scholars, and others. The essays included in the collection are: ""Scholar-Gipsies,"" ""April in the Hills,"" ""Milestones,"" ""May-fly Fishing,"" ""The Men of the Uplands,"" and others.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC133304
- Title
- Scholar-Gipsies
- Author
- Buchan, John
- Format/Binding
- H/b
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, 1st thus (1927 edition in The Week-End Library series); no d/j, red leatherbound boards (some fading on spine), gilt
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Lane, The Bodley Head
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1927
- Pages
- 242
- Size
- 18mo (170 x 100 / 6_"" x 4"")
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st thus, non-fiction, essays, journalism, Buchan, pocket
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
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