Thistledown a Book Of Scotch Humour, Character, Folk Lore Story and Anecdote

Paisley: Alexander Gardner, 1921. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Duncan, John (illustrator). 463 pages. Brown boards with gilt print on the front cover and spine. The covers are lightly rubbed; the front and back paste downs as well as the front and back end papers have a large ownrship stmap; the front… Read more about this item

Toronto: Bell & Cockburn, 1891. Book. Illus. by John Duncan. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st thus.. Small octavo. No date (1891?). Ford ends his preface with "Essentially a book of humour, it is hoped that the reader will find it to be something more than a merely funny book. If he does not, the writer will have failed to… Read more about this item

Paisley: Alexander Gardner, 1930 tan boards with gilt titling, New edition enlarged and illustrated, 463pp with index, name and date to reverse of frontis, tissue guards intact to colour plates, colour and b&w plates, untrimmed edges apart from gilt top edge, some foxing or browning to a few margins, spine ends rubbed or creased. New edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No… Read more about this item

Paisley: Alexander Gardner, Ltd., 1930. 463p., index, 16 tipped-in colour plates, a little underlining, previous owner's name on ffep, original brown cloth with gilt titles, light wear along the edges, VG-. Illus. by Duncan, John. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Alexander Gardner Paisley 1901 Fair (no dj, red cloth lightly worn top and base of spine and all corners bumped, lightly soiled front board decorated with gilt thistle and shield, top page edges heavily dust marked, front hinge cracked, foxing prelims and back free endpaper, the contents are generally clean with the occasional small spots and smudges, shelf cocked and… Read more about this item

Paisley: Alexander Gardner Salmon DW with title to cover and spine, small patch of discolouration half way down spine, spine a little sunned. Book tan boards with green titling and ruling. New edition enlarged and illustrated, 402pp with index. Paste action to paste downs, a little dusty otherwise VG. . New edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo -… Read more about this item

Paisley, Alexander Gardner, 1913;. Very good/ No dw; 463pp with 8 beautifull tipped in coloured & 8 black/ white Illustrations by John Duncan; Brown covers with gilt title & motif on the front; Top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. .

Toronto: S. B. Gundy, 1891. No date of publication, circa 1891, 463 pages, illustrated by John Duncan nice clean tipped in plates with tissue guards."Essentially a book of humour, it is hoped that the reader will find it to be something more than a merely funny book. If he does not, the writer will have failed to realize fully his… Read more about this item