Search Results: the charm of skye the winged by gordon seton

Cassell and Co., 1929. First. . Hardcover. Near Poor. pp.242 most tight copy BUT about 3 of the plates have come loose but still included, tanned text pages and endpapers blue covers show crimping to top/bottom spines with slightly bumped corners and shelfwear to board extremities some spots of soiling to covers gold gilt title on spine, small bump top back good reading copy only Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Cassell and Co., 1929. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1929. First Edition. 242 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrations and plates throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Brown staining to pages throughout. Visible creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Black marks overall.

Cassell and Company Limited, 1929. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1929. No Edition Remarks. 242 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with a colour illustrated frontis and photographic black and white plates throughout. Moderate tanning to pages with heavier foxing and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Pen and pencil inscriptions to front endpaper and pastedown with major tanning to text block edges. Both hinges are cracked with exposed netting and cracks to guttering with exposed netting. Boards have visible rubbing and edge wear. Heavier bumping to corners and fair crushing to spine ends. Minor rubbing to spine.

Book is in Very Good- condition; boards are moderately scuffed, corners bumped, two rips at top of spine: one 1/4" long and another 1 1/8", bookplate on ffep (town council of Aberdeen presenting the book as a prize to a student), edge of page block lightly foxed, no other defects noted. Interior otherwise clean and sturdy, hinges fine, gilt titles on spine bright. No jacket. Book is signed on foreword page by relative of foreword author. See photo. NOT EX-LIBRARY.

London: Cassell and Company, 1929. First edition. Hardcover. Good/No dustjacket. 8vo. pp. 242, hinges weak, some illustrations starting, with a foreword by MacLeod of MacLeod CMG, and colour plates by Finlay MacKinnon, sixteen photographs by the author.

London: Cassell and Company, 1931. xi, 242, 16 b/w plates, b/w illus. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth, slightly rubbed, gt title to spine, blind-stamped title and decorative oval to front board; light foxing to endpapers. Vg.. Second edition (7s. 6d. Edition) (the first edition was published in 1929). With a Foreword by Macleod of Macleod. Pencil drawings by Finlay MacKinnon. Photogravures from photographs by the author..

1929 1st Edition h/b 242 pages (incl index), 4 col plates + b&w photos etc Tight with some foxing (esp prelims & outer edges), ffep neatly removed, inscription-free balance, gilt spine-titles on sl edge-rubbed blue cloth (spine sl stained) Col plates & drawings by Finlay MacKinnon, photogravure photo-plates Charm of the Isle of Skye - (Gordon 1923)

Illustrated by Finlay Mackinnon. With photographs by the author. Cassell London 1929. First edition. Blue cloth, colour plates, photographs, 242pp. Cloth's spine edgeworn, marked in places, page's edges darkened, previous owner's inscription o/w just good. Australian Tax on Low Value Imported Goods (LVIG) exempt.

London: Cassell and Company Ltd, 1929. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". Finlay Mackinnon. A beautifully illustrated first edition of this work on the Isle of Skye. First edition. Illustrated with colour frontispiece, three colour plates, sixteen black and white photographic plates and a map of the island. Collated complete. A detailed work on the land of the Isle of Skye, with reference to Loch Coruisk, ancient forts, legends, harvest, weather, and the surrounding ocean. Written by Seton Gordon, a Scottish naturalist, folklorist, and photographer. Illustrated by Finlay Mackinnon. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd small mark to the board. Internally, generally firmly bound with the odd plate loosening. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot and age toning to the endpapers. Pencil inscription to the front endpaper. Bookseller's label to the rear pastedown. Very Good

London, Toronto, Melbourne and Sydney: Cassell & Company Ltd, 1929. Book. Illus. by Finlay MacKinnon. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Blue cloth, gilt, lightly sunned, scuffed and soiled spine. First edition. Ex-lib with library number on spine and stamp p101. Former owners' names and bookseller's sticker on front free endpaper, spot in the margins p97 and a few small tears to the edge..

Cassell & Co, 1931. 1931 reprint. hardcover. 242pp, original blue cloth with bright gilt, owner's name and address, light foxing to endpapers, half title and title page and foreedges, VG- in Good dw with edge wear and chip to base of spine. Scarce in dustwrapper.. Four plates in colour and many pencil drawings by Finlay Mackinnon also sixteen photographs by the author.. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.

London : Cassel and Company, 1929. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; xii, 242 pages : color frontispiece, illustrations (including map), plates (part color) ; 24 cm. Subjects; Skye, Island of (Scotland). Skye, Scotland. Birds - Scotland - Inner Hebrides.