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The Northern Muse: An anthology of Scots Vernacular Poetry
by BUCHAN, John (arranger)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd., 1931. Good. First thus. 8vo., pp. xxxii, 547. Green cloth with gilt lettering to spine and upper board. Shelf wear, soiling, bumped corners. Grubby edges. Inner hinge cracked at title, but binding still firm. Ex Libris sticker and POI to ffep. Else, clean and compact. Includes an introduction and commentary: 'It contains the things which, as a lover of Scots Verse, I turn to most often and desire to have in a compact form.' (Buchan, Introduction).
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- Bookseller
- Quair Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 610
- Title
- The Northern Muse: An anthology of Scots Vernacular Poetry
- Author
- BUCHAN, John (arranger)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd.
- Date Published
- 1931
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About the Seller
Quair Books
Biblio member since 2019
Leeds, West Yorkshire
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