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SETON GORDON: THE LIFE OF A HIGHLAND GENTLEMAN
by Raymond Eagle
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0948403837
- ISBN 13
- 9780948403835
- Seller
-
West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
This is a first edition (1991) of Seton Gordon: The Life and Times of a Highland Gentleman, by the Canadian author Raymond Eagle. (It's an actual first edition: the American editions dated 1992 also state first editions.)
Seton Gordon CBE (1886-1977) was a Scottish naturalist, photographer and folklorist. He is famous for his 31 books on the natural history of Scotland, and he was a noted photographer of birds--he was the first to photograph a golden eagle. He was also very active in Scottish culture and acted as a piping judge at many gatherings.
This copy is inscribed, to the original owners, at the title page, by the author.
It's oversized - 8" x 10".
The dust jacket (unclipped) has minor shelfwear.
There is a liquid spill to the front endpaper--you could have a professional remove that page. It has one dogear and a tiny bit of shelfwear/rubbing to the bottom of the book.
Otherwise, it's in perfect condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Louise Aird
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1150
- Title
- SETON GORDON: THE LIFE OF A HIGHLAND GENTLEMAN
- Author
- Raymond Eagle
- Format/Binding
- Perfect
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0948403837
- ISBN 13
- 9780948403835
- Publisher
- Lochar Publishing
- Place of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1991
- Pages
- 307
- Size
- 8" x 10"
- Keywords
- golden eagle, bagpipes, bird photography
- Bookseller catalogs
- British History; Nature & Environment; Biography, Autobiography, True Stories; Adventure, Travel & Exploration; Scotland;
Terms of Sale
Louise Aird
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About the Seller
Louise Aird
Biblio member since 2019
West Vancouver, British Columbia
About Louise Aird
Private individual who has been collecting books for 40 years.
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- Shelfwear
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- Title Page
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- Gatherings
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- Inscribed
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