Authors starting with C from Byre Books

Milner & Company London n.d. HB. Part of the XX Century Science Series. Illustrated. Early edition of a classic. Embossed red boards with gilt lettering. Bumped and a little worn, spine titles lightly faded. Good. One plate loose (but present) internally aside from a few light blemishes, this is a clean copy. No DJ. 126pp. ... more information

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Acair Steòrnabhagh (Stornoway) 1st 1989 pbk. Gaelic version of Kingsley's The Water Babies. Very good 92pp. ... more information

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Gairm Glasgow 1990 PB. Sequel to "Clann a' Phroifeasair." Juvenile science fiction in Scottish Gaelic. Ideal for an advanced learner. Se sin Leabhar 82 Gairm series. Very good, very minor crease to cover only. 50pp. ... more information

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Chambers 1st 1979 HB. The End of Autumn. The 1st edition hardback of this classic novel of rural isolation considered by some to be a "Sunset Song" in Scottish Gaelic. Place of publication not stated. Very good tight bind. In a VG un-price-clipped dustjacket. Previous owners name on ffep. 116pp. ... more information

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National Library of Scotland Edinburgh 1986 PB. An outline of historical links between Scotland and India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, following an exhibition at the National Library. Some slight scratches to cover, VG 96pp. ... more information

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Basil Blackwell Oxford 1st 1970 HB. Problems of economic management in both the private sector and the wider economy, planning and control and the convergence of the economic systems of western and eastern Europe. Ex academic library but minimal markings, generally a good clean copy in good DJ. 166pp. ... more information

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Victor Gollancz London 1st 1962 HB. VG but ex-lib, minimal marking, in VG DJ 176pp. ... more information

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1999 PB. With contributions from Philip Hobsbaum on Ted Hughes, Dana Gioia on James Fenton, Alasdair D F Macrae on Iain Crichton Smith, and an interview with Douglas Dunn. Cover a little marked, generally VG 72pp. ... more information

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Nick Hern Books London 1990 PB. Contains John Byrne, Writer's Cramp; John Clifford, Losing Venice; Ann Marie di Mambro, The Letter Box; Chris Hannan, Elizabeth Gordon Quinn; John McKay, Dead Dad Dog; Rona Munro, Saturday at the Commodore; and an introduction by Alasdair Cameron. Slight edge-wear, VG 275pp. ... more information

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Luath Press Edinburgh 2005 PB. A novel. VG 183pp. ... more information

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Robert Hale London 1st 1956 HB. The intellectual life of Edinburgh in the twilight of the 'Athenian age'. VG in edge-worn, chipped, slightly grubby but generally good DJ 255pp. ... more information

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Penguin Classics Harmondsworth 1952 PB. The national epic of Portugal, translated by William C Atkinson. Good - cover marked and worn, pages yellowed. 249pp. ... more information

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David Nutt London 1st HB. Five vols spanning 1889 to 1895. Edited by Alfred Nutt. This is a classic collection of folk and hero tales, orally collected in the West Highlands by the Reverend D. Maclnnes, the Reverend James Macdougall and of course Lord Archibald Campbell himself. Not just tales of the Fianna but clan traditions, feuds, fables, local legends of Argyll, and the war dress of the Celt. Waifs and Strays is a miscellany of storytelling and an essential part of the work carried out by Nineteen... more information

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Turnstone Press/Club Leabhar London/Inverness 1973 HB. A fine adult novel full of Celtic lore. VG in edge-worn but generally VG DJ 254pp. ... more information

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Bloomsbury London 1993 PB. Filmscript with lots of sepia stills from the movie and essay on the making of the film VG 153pp. ... more information

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Campton Leicester pbk. Undated. Stapled typescript, good. 37pp. ... more information

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Campton Leicester PB. Good, type-written bound script. 37pp. ... more information

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Campton Leicester pbk. Good. Type-written bound script. 19pp. ... more information

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Campton Leicester . Good. Type-written bound script. 14pp. ... more information

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J Garnet Miller London PB. One-act play for 4 women Good. 70pp. ... more information

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