The Provost

The Provost is the best-known work of John Galt (1779-1839), a Scottish writer, entrepreneur, and political and social commentator known as being the first political novelist in the English language. The Provost is an ironic look at the career of a small-town merchant and politician, James Pawkie. Set in Irvine, Scotland, it follows his career from humble apprentice, to shop-owner to… Read more about this item

London : T N Foulis , 1913 . First Thus . VG . 8VO . Twelve mounted colour plates by Aiken. TEG. Spine and upper front board sunned. Lower corners bumped. Elfick & Harris 103.

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… Read more about this item

John Grant, 1936. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1936. No Edition Remarks. 288 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Volume 10. Four black and white illustrations throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Some uncut pages throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.

London & Edinburgh: T.N.Foulis, 1913. First Edition . Cloth. Vg/No Jacket. 8vo. John M. Aiken. 358 pgs.12 tipped in colour plates by Aiken.T.e.g. Gilt titles to cover and spine. Ink insrciption to ffep. From the Foulis "Scottish Life & Character" series; an excellent copy.

New York: AMS Press, 1968. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. C E Brock. Vol.10 in The Works Of John Galt series produced by AMS Press. In VG+ order throughout, clean, crisp and bright, bar some very occasional light spotting. Uniform teal cloth binding with gilt titling to spine, showing light edgewear only.… Read more about this item

LONDON : T.N.FOULIS, 1913 Red buckram with gilt lettering to spine and black titles to front . 358pp + 2 of publisher's adverts. Tipped in colour frontis + 11 other tipped in colour plts. by John Aiken. VG (Spine sunned and offset browning to fep and rfep.No other notable defects.

London and Edinburgh: T.N. Foulis, 1913. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Green cloth gilt. Illustrated with tipped-in plates. Spine a trilfle toned, else very near fine.

London, UK: T. N. Foulis. G/NO DUSTJACKET. 1913. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo., 358, [2] pp., cover rubbed, bumped, frayed, faded, writing on ffe, page toning .

Edinburgh: T. N. Foulis, 1913. 8vo. Original gilt lettered brown buckram cloth, top edge gilt, untrimmed edges (VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. 357 + publisher's catalogue, illus with 12 tipped-in coloured plates by John M. Aiken (no inscriptions).

John Grant, 1936. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1936. No Edition Remarks. 288 pages. Cream dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages remain attached. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Pencil mark to front pastedown. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has moderate… Read more about this item

London: T. N. Foulis 1913. (Hardcover) 357pp. Very good, no dust jacket. Tan cloth with gilt lettering to the spine and black lettering to the front cover. Color plates. A previous owner's inscribed label on the front free endpaper. "During a recent visit to the west Country, among other old friends we paid our… Read more about this item

Edinburgh & London, UK: T.N. Foulis, 1913. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 21cm x 13cm. Aiken, John M.. Red cloth boards which are a bit faded, Gilt lettering to faded spine, black lettering to front board.Deckled fore and bottom edge, coloured top edge. 12 tipped-in colour prints from water-colours by John M. Aiken.

Paperback. Very Good.

London/edinburgh: T. N. Foulis. Near Fine. 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. Name on endpaper; 12 color plates; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 357 pages .

London and Edinburgh: T N Foulis. 1913 T N Foulis first edition hardback; good+ clean copy, gift note dated 1913 on fep, some ageing to green linen boards, no dj; UK dealer, immediate dispatch . Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1913.

London: T N Foulis, 1913. 1st edition thus, 8vo, 358pp, tipped in cold frontis + cold plates from water colours by John Aiken, VG Copy, no DJ. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London & Edinburgh: T.N. Foulis, 1913. Illustrated in color by John M. Aiken. [358] (+2 ads) pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Brown buckram, t.e.g. Near Fine. Illustrated in color by John M. Aiken. [358] (+2 ads) pp. 1 vols. 8vo.

T. N. Foulis, 1913. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. John M. Aiken. Complete with all 12 colour plates. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and black lettering to cover. Discolouration to end-papers, with neatly written gift inscription on upper left corner of front end-paper. Rubbing to edges and bumping to corners otherwise in good condition.… Read more about this item

GB: Foulis, 1913. All 12 colour illustrations mounted on heavy grey paper.Tan cloth. Top edge tan, fore and bottom edges roughcut (a bit browned). In very good, clean, tight condition BUT end papers browned. Spine is faded and mark to front cover. Corners a bit bumped and rubbed. NOTE: Colour plate entitled the Snuffer… Read more about this item