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Canongate - Pentalic / Taplinger, 1978. Trade Paperback - Good - Book is clean and tight with light wear - Ex-Library.. Trade Paperback. Good. Ex-Library.

Edinburgh: Canongate, 1988. [vi], 183pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Color plates. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Canongate. 1st printing Scotland,1988. Very Good/Very Good hard cover. 8vo,boards,183pp,illus. edgewear,tiny tears,scratches,dust jacket. ghost of small label inside front cover and small marker spot front end page. dustsoil topedge. light shelfwear. clean and tight text. biography section.

8vo in cloth with dust jacket. 183 pp. VG/VG. Light wear. Interior is pristine. No writing or markings of any kind. Ships wrapped in bubble wrap and packed securely in a box.

Trafalgar Square Publishing. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Edinburgh: Canongate, 1980. First Edition . 4to. A very good copy in decorated boards. 89pp. Text in red and black. Illustrations on most pages.

Taplinger, 1978. Book. Near Fine. Oversize Paperback.

Edinburgh: Cannongate, 1988. Hardcover. Fine. Taupe cloth gilt, DW, 8vo., (vi), 183 pages, 12 color plates. A fine copy in a fine DW, in archival mylar.

Hardback. Very Good.

Hardback. Good.

Littlehampton Book Services Ltd, 1988-09. Hardcover. Good.

Edinburgh: Canongate, 1988. 183p., colored illus., dj.

Taplinger Pub Co, 1979-02-01. Paperback. New. 11x8x0. ** NEW Inside and Out! Clean & Crisp Pages. (E-mail for more info.)

Edinburgh, UK: Canongate, 1988. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6.5" x 9.5. H/B 183 pages, condition is very good. GEORGE THOMSON has written and illustrated several books over the years including New Better Handwriting, Traditional Scottish Recipes, Rubber Stamps and How To Make Them and Christmas Recipes. These have helped to establish him as one of Britain's most respected calligraphers. He was born during the First World War. The story of how he overcame his inherited problem of dwarfism and enjoyed a happy and colourful childhood is told with irresistible charm. When he was only sixteen he won a coveted place at Edinburgh College of Art where he studied calligraphy under the renowned Irene Wellington. He graduated with distinction, and won a travelling scholarship, immediately bought a bicycle and set off for Europe. On the eve of World War II he found himself in Germany and his hasty retreat is told in his characteristic, self-effacing style. From this point on, his life… Read More

Edinburgh: Canongate, 1988. First edition. Hardcover, 183 pages, with colour illustrations. The autobiography of one of Britain's finest calligraphers. A VG+ copy (two corner tips a little bumped) in a VG+ dustjacket (slight edge-wear)..

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Edinburgh: Canongate, 1988 First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Canongate, 1978. Softcover. Good. Top corner slightly bumped.

Edinburgh : Canongate, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 183p : ill. ; 24cm. Subjects: Thomson, George Lawrie. Calligraphers, Great Britain ; Biography.