Mcgovan james (6 Ergebnisse)

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. (Ref. JJ5) Undated believed 1st. Red cloth with black titles. Spine-faded and a little all over. A few small marks, smudges plus usual shelfwear otherwise good. Prelims a little foxed with flecking to top edge and foredge.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. (Ref.I1 ) Undated. Pale blue cloth boards with dark blue lettering and border lining. Darkening to board edges. Faded spine with fade line to rear board top edge and side of spine at rear. A few very small smudges and marks to board surfaces. Small split to top left hinge of spine also small tear to cloth at both lower spine joints which have been repaired. Darkening/tanning to top edge. Tanning to foredge, endpapers and page borders throughout. Otherwise unmarked and firmly bound. No DJ.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. (Ref.AA4 ) Green cloth boards with dark green spine titles. Spine-tanned. Darkened top edge. Tanned foredge. Some small stains and smudges to boards. Small split to lower left edge of spine. Head, heel and corners are nudged. Tanned borders to pages throughout. Contents otherwise unmarked. No DJ. …

First Edition. First edition in the original illustrated wrappers, frayed to the lower spine and a little foxed to the edges. Inscription to the title page 'with the author's compliments' . A Good+ copy of a scarce item. Allegedly Jock Howieson escued James V from a gang of gipsies or robbers while His Majesty was in disguise as the Laird of Ballengeich. There is a house said to be his at Cramond village on the outskirts of Edinburgh. The tale was told originally by Walter Scott in his 'Tales of a Grandfather' and may be apocryphal. The author is better known under his pseudonym James McGovan under which he wrote early crime stories (published as factual).…