Signed & Association Copies from JimsOldBooks

London: Orion, 2001. Some creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, bumping to spine ends and corners of black boards, original owner's gift message on f/ep, some yellowing to the pages (NOT from tobacco), but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. The twelfth of the author's "Rebus" stories, this one involves the search for a… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Quercus, 2022. Very slight creasing to top edge of unclipped dustwrapper, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Tales from the author's life in comedy. NOT a first edition, number line starts with a 2. Signed by the author on title page to original owners "To .... & .... Rich Hall". … Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Bloomsbury, 1993. Some creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. A later novel by the author, this one is set on an (imaginary, but based on Haiti) island in the Caribbean and deals with an elderly Canadian Catholic priest looking back on his life on the island, and on… Saber más sobre este artículo

Stromness, Orkney: Stromness Books and Prints, 2013. Some creasing to bottom edge of front cover, also scuffing to outer corners of same, but otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover book. A novel set in Orkney and in Edinburgh between the 1970s and 1990s. "Iss" is an Orkney pronunciation of… Saber más sobre este artículo

Flagstaff, Arizona: Northland Publishing, 2000. Very slight scuffing to outer corners of cover, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover book. Looks at the kachina (or more correctly katsina), small carved wooden figures used in the culture of the Hopi Indians, and more so at the modern Hopi carvers. Signed… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Pelham Books, 1971. Unclipped dustwrapper has been trimmed at the inner flaps but with no loss to the text, a lot of old sellotape marks to the rev of dustwrapper, some of the marking visible on the front, also some creasing and small tears to edges. Minor bumping to spine ends and corners of red boards, sellotape marks… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Martin Secker, 1929. No dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends and corners of green boards, old cup-marks on front board, spine has faded to a khaki colour but gilt titles thereon are still clear, as is the small gilt illustration of a knight and a beggar on front board, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this small… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: The Bowling Green Press, 1927. No dustwrapper (originally would have had a glassine wrapper, a bit like grease-proof paper), minor bumping so spine ends and corners of brown paper-covered boards with some chipping to same at edges of spine. Some loss to edges of red leather title label on spine, but gilt title thereon is still complete… Saber más sobre este artículo

Stirling: Eneas Mackay, 1930. No dustwrapper, slight bumping to spine ends and corners of orange boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with black titles on spine and front all still clear. of this hard-cover book. Nine stories by the author, based on traditional folklore and superstitions of the Western Isles of Scotland, some are traditional tales… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Faber and Faber, 2001. Minor scuffing to spine ends, previous owner's name inside front cover, but otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this slim soft-cover book. A play set in small-town America in the late 1930s. Signed by the author on title page "Thanks for your words! Naomi Wallace 2001".… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: HarperCollins, 2021. A very good clean tght copy in similar, unclipped dustwrapper, of this hard-cover book. "Sogned first edition" band from original bookshop, but NOT a first edition, a 2 on the copyright page, rather than a 1. Signed by the author on title page. The story deals with a woman who moves with her… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Constable, 1982. Minor creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, also some fading to spine of same. Very slight bumping to spine ends and corners of brown boards, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. History and experiences in Telepathy, ESP and similar. Signed by the author to a previous owner on title… Saber más sobre este artículo

Coleraine: Cuilrathain Publishing, 1994. A good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine or covers, of this soft-cover novel (with some Christian emphasis) set in rural north-west Ulster in the 1930s and '40s. Signed by the author on title page ''Every Blessing, Speedy''. Originally published in April 1994, this is a reprint from November the same… Saber más sobre este artículo

Stockholm: Rabén & Sjögren förlag. , 2000. Some creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, very slight bumping to corners of blue boards, a previous owner's gift message on f/ep (possibly from the translator: last word looks a bit like Eivor, but I can't be sure), but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Originally published in… Saber más sobre este artículo

Chicago: A C McClurg and Company, 1891. No dustwrapper, some bumping and wear to spine ends and corners of brown boards, gilt titles on spine are rubbed but still readable, binding has split inside front board and been mended at some point with paper tape. Otherwise a not too bad copy of this hard-cover book dealing with the life… Saber más sobre este artículo

Edinburgh: Canongate, 1990. Minor scuffing to outer corners of cover, otherwise a good tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover collection of twelve traditional stories from the Scottish Travelling People. Originally published in 1989, this is the 1990 Revised edition. Signed by the author to previous owner on first page ''To ... with all… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Hutchinson, 1960. Some tears and creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, also some small pieces missing at top and bottom edges of front panel of same. Minor bumping to spine ends of blue boards, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. The author's second novel, a coming-of-age story about a boy living in… Saber más sobre este artículo

Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Bloodaxe Books, 1993. A very good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine or covers, of this slim soft-cover book. The author's second collection of poems. Signed by the author to previous owner on title page "For ... all the best, Jackie Kay, June 2000 Orkney". 62pp.. Signed by Author. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Bloodaxe Books, 1998. A very good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine or covers, of this slim soft-cover book. The autho'rs third collection of poems. Signed by the author to previous owner on title page "For ... all the best, Jackie Kay, June 2000 Orkney". 64pp.. Signed by Author. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket.… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Pan, 2017. Slight creasing to spine, minor scuffing to outer corners of cover, some rubbling to gilt title on front cover, but otherwise a god clean tight copy of this soft-cover book. The seventh in the author's series of mysteries set in Shetland. Signed by the author to previous owner on title page "For ... with… Saber más sobre este artículo