Search Results: Scotland from Black Cat Hill Books

New York, NY Henry Holt and Company, 1994. Hardcover First Edition USA (1994), so stated; First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition USA (1994), so stated; First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Good+ to Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: The Book shows just a hint of shelving wear; to the lower extremities; a tiny, mild blow to the top edge of the text pages near the backstrip has affected a couple of pages; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor, unobtrusive imperfections. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Not far from "As New". The DJ shows only very mild rubbing; the price is unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a… Read More

New York, NY Henry Holt & Company, Inc., 1996. Hardcover First Edition [1996]; First Printing indicated. First Edition [1996]; First Printing indicated. Very Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows very light wear along bottom edge of boards; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows mild rubbing to sheen; price intact; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 340pp. Hardback with DJ. Anything is possible in Maitland's weird world: sirens, dwarves, transvestites, talking seals and princesses make regular appearances amidst recipes for baked apples, tips on how to recognize a true fag hag, even a brief disquisition on the moons of Neptune. Maitland's reach is breathtaking, her prose as liquid and potent as a witch's brew.

New York, NY W.W. Norton & Company, 2000. Paperback First Ed thus; First Printing stated. First Ed thus; First Printing stated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: very small patch of rubbing at top edge near front hinge; binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 229pp. Trade Paperback. Duncan McLean is an important Scottish writer who lives in Orkney, in the northeast end of Scotland where most of his fiction takes place. He is known in America for his novel Bunker Man. He is also the author of an intense book of short stories, Bucket of Tongues. Irvine Welsh spoke of McLean's early work: "It's very hard to think of a better short story writer in Britain today." Much of McLean's work is a perfect voice for what it's like to grow up in Scotland. Even though Blackden is actually Duncan McLean's first novel, it is only now being published in America. Blackden is the story of Patrick… Read More

New York, NY W W Norton & Co Inc, 1997. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows binding square and secure; text clean. DJ unclipped; mylar-protected. As New. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 262pp. Hardback with DJ. These stories are as bleak as a Scottish winter. Kelman's characters are working class people--mostly men, mostly inarticulate--whose dead-end existences are relentlessly dark. Fortunately, the reader, if not the characters, is rescued from this lunarscape vision by bracing doses of Kelman's black humor and impressive prose. 

London, UK Chatto & Windus, 1990. Hardcover First Ed, so stated. First Ed, so stated. Very Near Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows top edge of page block shows just a hint of dust; some barely perceptible smudging to outside edge of page block. Binding squarre and secure; text clean. Dustwrapper shows price intact; mylar-protected. Just about 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 209pp. ISBN: 0701134453. Hardback with DJ.

New York, NY Macmillan Publishing Company, 1961. Hardcover First Ed USA, First Printing stated. First Ed USA, First Printing stated. Very Good in Very Good DJ: the Book shows a gift inscription on endpaper; minor rubbing to extremities; edges of the text block have been somewhat dulled, due to aging. The binding is square and secure and the text is clean. The DJ is mildly rubbed; faint but pervasive soiling; price clipped; mylar-protected. Overall, remains a sturdy, presentable copy with a clean text in a somewhat soiled dustwrapper. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 331pp. Hardback with DJ.

New York, NY Hearst International Library, 1913. Hardcover From the Second London Edition. Very Good: shows just a touch of wear to the extremities; mildest rubbing to the cloth over boards; top edge shows foxing and much sparser foxing at the fore-edge. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Analytical Table of Contents, List of Authors Quoted. Heavily Base-of-Page Footnoted, Introduction by Arthur Brisbane. "New Edition". From the Second London Edition, to which is added an Alphabetical Index. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.

London, UK Longmans, Green & Company, 1873. Hardcover Second Edition [1873]. Very Good: shows light wear to extremities, with some scuffing and dampstaining to the morocco tips and half morocco bindings; mild rubbing to the marbled boards; faint, sparse foxing to the end papers and a few pages; former owner's name rubber-stamped in small letters at the flyleaf of each volume. Bindings are square and secure; text clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. A carefully used set, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a little wear and unobtrusive, but notable imperfections. All three volumes remain clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT Remainders, Book-Clubs, or Ex-Library copies. 12mo. (7 x 5 x 3.5 inches). Vol. 1- xlii + 505 pages. Vol. 2- xii + 597 pages. Vol. 3- xvi + 548 pages. Half morocco binding with marbled boards, gilt titles and designs on Red and Green Backgrounds and Raised Bands at… Read More

Newport, Isle of Wight J. Arthur Dixon, 1976. Paperback Second Edition [1976], Revised & Enlarged. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows only very minor indications of use; binding secure; text clean. Just a hint of wear to extremities; mildest rubbing; a bit of faint foxing at the upper front panel. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo; Color Photographs; 32pp. Second Edition [1976], Revised & Enlarged. Paperback: Staple-bound Wraps.

Lincoln, NE University of Nebraska Press, 1993. Hardcover First Edition [1993], unstated in accordance with UNP's customary practice. First Edition [1993], unstated in accordance with UNP's customary practice. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of a bump to the top edge of the front panel, near the corner; a small coffee-like stain at the lower fore-edge; the binding shows the slightest lean, while remaining perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. Shows some minor flaws, but still has that "new book" scent; in appearance remians very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.85 x 5.75 x 1.3 inches). xvi, 386 pages. Weight: 1 pound, 7.8 ounces. Regents Studies in Medieval Culture Series. Hardback: Laminate Boards. Studies in Medieval Scottish history, using the literature of the time to study and "reforge"… Read More

Wigtown, Scotland G.C. Books Ltd. , 1991. Hardcover Second Edition. Very Good+ in Very Good+ DJ: Both book and DJ show indications of very careful use. Book shows just a touch of wear to the lower front corner tip; the binding shows moderate lean, while remaining perfeclty secure; text clean. DJ shows only a touch of wear to the extremities; mild rubbing; the backstrip is lightly sunned, but the titles thereon remain unaffected - bold and clearly legible; price unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, remains a bright copy with some minor flaws in a similar DJ. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 367pp. Endpaper Maps. Hardback with DJ.