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The Provost
by John Galt
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
T. N. Foulis Ltd, Edinburgh, 1913. First Thus. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: John M. Aiken. tipped-in colour frontis; titles; lists of chapters & illustrations. 11 further tipped-in plates from water-colour drawings by John M. Aiken. 'The Provost' is an ironic look at the career of a small town merchant and politician. Set in Irvine, Scotland, it follows the life of James Pawkie, the Provost of the title. Starting as a humble apprentice, he progresses to owning his own shop and eventually acquiring a large portion of Irvine. Simultaneously, he begins involvement in local politics with a seat on the town council. Eventually, he is elevated to the supreme position of local power, the Provost, where he uses his position and wealth to manipulate the residents of Irvine to do his bidding. James Pawkie is The Prince his domain. Using a comedic touch, John Galt delves into the issues of use and misuse of power. The Provost, one of Galt's the Tales of the West novels, is heralded as his one true masterpiece. 2 pages of publisher's titles to the rear. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 358 pages. small mark to front cover;. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Endpapers foxed,text block clean. Top edge brown, deckled outer & bottom edges (rough cut). Gilt titles spine, black titles front. brown cloth. Illustrator: John M. Aiken. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; Novels; Scottish Novels; Scottish Writers; Scotland; 19th century; Literature & Literary. Inventory No: 3948. .
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- Bookbarrow
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3948
- Title
- The Provost
- Author
- John Galt
- Illustrator
- John M. Aiken
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T. N. Foulis Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1913
- Keywords
- BZDB227 Fiction/Novels/Literature/Literary/Scottish Novels/Scottish Writers/Scotland Fiction; Novels; Scottish Novels; Scottish Writers; Scotland; 19th century; Literature & Literary. John M. Aiken Unbranded John Galt The Provost
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