Gilian The Dreamer, His Fancy His Love Fancy Farm Jaunty Jock and Other Stories Doom Castle a Romance The Lost Pibroch & Other Sheiling Stories Children of Tempest a Tale of the Outer Isles The Daft Days The Shoes of Fortune The New Road
by Neil Munro
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- Condition
- Fine
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About This Item
London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1905-23. Leather. Fine. 7.5" by 5". A. S. Boyd. A smartly bound collection of the novels and short stories of Neil Munro, in a fine binding by Ramage in London. In nine volumes. In a signed binding by Ramage in London. A collection of novels and short stories by the Scottish author Neil Munro. Containing; 'Gilian The Dreamer, His Fancy His Love', published in 1923. This novel is set in Inverary during a time of social change after the Napoleonic Wars. 'Fancy Farm', published in 1910. This novel is a satire about the political philosophy of its protagonist. 'Jaunty Jock and Other Stories', published in 1919. 'Doom Castle a Romance', published in 1923. This novel is set around the Jacobite rising of 1745. 'The Lost Pibroch & Other Sheiling Stories', published in 1919. 'Children of Tempest a Tale of the Outer Isles', published in 1923. This novel deals with the Loch Arkaig treasure. 'The Daft Days', published in 1923. This novel is about an orphaned American girl who come to a small village in Scotland to live with relatives. 'The Shoes of Fortune', published in 1905. Illustrated by A. S. Boyd with a frontispiece and seven plates. This novel is about the death throes of the Jacobite movement, and is set in Scotland and France. Collated, complete. 'The New Road', published in 1923. This novel is a historical novel set in the Highlands, following Aeneas Macmaster who is travelling north to investigate the disappearance of his father. Munro was a critic, editor, and journalist, and is now best remembered for his collections of humorous short stories, which he wrote under the pseudonym Hugh Foulis. He initially found success writing historical novels, mostly set in the Highlands. In a half crushed morocco binding with cloth to the boards, a signed binding by Ramage in London. Externally, in a lovely condition with very little shelfwear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Fine
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 638P18
- Title
- Gilian The Dreamer, His Fancy His Love Fancy Farm Jaunty Jock and Other Stories Doom Castle a Romance The Lost Pibroch & Other Sheiling Stories Children of Tempest a Tale of the Outer Isles The Daft Days The Shoes of Fortune The New Road
- Author
- Neil Munro
- Illustrator
- A. S. Boyd
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Blackwood and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1905-23
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- neil munro A. S. Boyd the daft days the shoes of fortune A. S. Boyd jaunty jock fancy farm
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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