Orain Iain Luim: Songs of John MacDonald Bard of Keppoch
by Annie M. MacKenzie (Ed.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- Seller
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Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
The Scottish Gaelic Texts Society, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Part of a scholarly collection of Scottish Gaelic texts (in both Gaelic and English translation) recently purchased which contains thirteen volumes in this series (i.e. not a complete set). Each volume stands entirely alone. The books are in excellent condition. All contain an attractive decorative bookplate inscribed "is leam an leabhak seo....A.V.R. Macghomhnaill" with woven thistle design, neatly pasted to inside front cover. All the other books in this series still available for sale are listed on this site, and a search under Publisher will quickly isolate them. Discounts are available for any multiple purchase, both on price of book as listed and on consolidated postage. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text is in Gaelic. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket worn at edges, small chips and tears. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Previous owner's book-plate laid in. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Language & Linguistics; Scotland; Gaelic Language; Scottish Gaelic; Antiquarian & Rare. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: 7411. .
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- Bookseller
- Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7411
- Title
- Orain Iain Luim: Songs of John MacDonald Bard of Keppoch
- Author
- Annie M. MacKenzie (Ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Scottish Gaelic Texts Society
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- BZDB1 Language & Linguistics; Scotland; Gaelic Language; Scottish Gaelic; Antiquarian & Rare. Annie M. MacKenzie (Ed.) Orain Iain Luim: Songs of John MacDonald Bard of Keppoch
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books
Biblio member since 2004
Katoomba, New South Wales
About Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books
Mr Pickwick's occupies a large, 3-storey former Bank building in the heart of the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, Australia. We carry over 60,000 books in store, and cater to both the specialist collector trade as well as the general book trade in this region. Mr Pickwick's is one of the most comprehensive bookshops in Australia, and also operates an extensive Bookfinder service for its several thousand database clients.
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- Inscribed
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- Octavo
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- First Edition
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
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