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Uncorrected Proof Copy from the Hogarth Press. A collection of short stories by the renowned Orcadian poet, George Mackay Brown. The titular short story, 'Andrina' was made into a television film by the BBC in 1981. Light blue card covers with toning around cover edges. Very good condition with slight soiling to backcover. 153 pp. See photographs for condition of book.

A very good, near fine, clean, bright, tight copy. Signed by author.

'CAROTID CORNUCOPIUS: The first 4 fitts making "One Quart" by Gude Schir Skidderie Smithereens of Crankmirligo.' Blue paper-covered boards with title printed in black. Presentation copy from the author with eight line handwritten inscriptions by Sydney Goodsir Smith on front endpaper. This is the 1947 first edition with a limited run of just 300 copies. Frontispiece illustrated with print of an auk. 80 pages. Sydney Goodsir Smith was a poet, critic and journalist who is best remembered for his contribution to the 20th century revival of poetry in the Scots language. Discolouration around edges of cover and some wear to extremities. A scarce title from a truly eccentric writer.

An excellent copy from the Perpetua Press with wood engravings by John Lawrence. A limited edition of 500 copies. 26 pages.

Yellow card covers with title and illustration in red. Nine poems by Sydney Goodsir Smith and printed in a limited edition of 220 of which this is number 210. A very good, tight, bright copy with no inscriptions.

A very good, clean, tight, bright copy with no inscriptions.

Collection of poems by renowned Orcadian poet, conchologist and historian. His other books include, amongst others, 'Orkney Variants', 'Shore Poems', 'The Hidden Land', and 'The Orkney Shore'. 48 pages. Some minor dust soiling. Please see photographs for further information on condition.

Beautiful copy of limited edition of 125 of Eric Linklater's The Crusader's Key, printed at the White Owl Press by Edward Kricorissian and Denis Fairbarns, with book design by Herbert Jones and illustrations by Miss N. Kirkham. Striking orange cloth covered boards with bevelled edges. Some slight shelf wear to extremities. Signed by author. Please see photographs for condition. A very good, clean, tight copy of this lovely book.

A nice copy of this title by extraordinary and eccentric Sydney Goodsir Smith of whom Hugh MacDiarmid said 'he did for Edinburgh something very similar to what James Joyce achieved for Dublin'. Book in very good, tight condition with no inscriptions. Dust jacket with small piece missing from bottom front and chipping to top front edge. 60 pages. Dust jacket unclipped and showing original price of six shillings. Several full page illustrations by Denis Peploe. No. 7 of the Poetry Scotland Series.

"Edwin Muir" The W D Thomas Memorial Lecture of 1960 delivered at University College Swansea. Grey card covers with sewn in pages. 26 pages. Some shelf wear to wrapper edges and marks to cover. Please see photographs for further information regarding condition.

Special, luxury limited first edition of Figs and Thistles by Sydney Goodsir Smith. Edition limited to just one hundred copies. Signed by the author. An excellent, fine condition copy of this rare edition. Separate folded paper 'Word Leet' glossary of dialect words inserted as published. Half leather binding with blue cloth covers. Issued without dust jacket.

Russet coloured cloth boards with impressed patterning. Some shelf wear to extremities and fading to lettering on spine. Please see photographs for thorough presentation of condition.

A very good, tight, bright copy with no inscriptions.

'Gambit' was the magazine of the Edinburgh University Review of Spring 1959. George Mackay Brown is credited as Editorial Staff along with Jane Hannay. Brown also contributes an article titled 'Edwin Muir'.Other contributors are Ian H Finlay, Robin Fulton, Norman MacCaig, Alan Jackson, Ian Macarthur, Meta H MacBain, Tom Scott and Edward Durham Taylor. 30 pages.

This edition of Gowdspink in Reekie has been limited to 600 copies of which numbers 1 to 100 have been signed by the author. This is No. 493 thus not signed. Olive green dust jacket with illustration by Geoffrey Roper with toning to edges and small rectangular trace mark. Book in fine, clean and tight condition. 24 pages.

The Grassy Stories by Margaret Tait is a collection of nine stories for chidren whose characters are presented as grasses and other flora found in the fields of Orkney. Margaret Tait was a pioneering filmmaker and now considered a leading figure in Britain's avant-garde film world of the 1950s and 60s. The book is in near perfect condition with only a very small tear to the top of the spine. The book is one of the 100 numbered copies featuring a hand-finished water colour painting by the author. This is a rare book in superb collector condition. Please see photographs to view the outstanding condition of this book.

A very good, square, tight copy. Some spotting to page edges. Minor chipping to dust jacket extremities. Neat previous owner inscription. A very nice copy of this uncommon title.

An outstanding, fine copy in fine, unclipped dust jacket. Signed by the author on title page.

Handpress printed by Frances Cleverdon at the Trumpet Press in a limited edition of 205 copies. Illustrations by Brown's fellow Orcadian, Charles Shearer. Dove grey card covers with white title and author label to front, short story of eighteen pages. A nice example of fine press printing of a rare title.

Hard back book published by Kulgin D Duval and Colin Hamilton and printed at The Trumpet Press by Francis Cleverdon, signed by author and illustrator. One of 55 copies numbered 1 to 55, on hand made paper. This should not be confused with the softback and unsigned edition. An outstanding copy in very, very near fine condition. See photographs for condition and quality of artwork.