Fiction from Boreas Books

The Grassy Stories by Margaret Tait is a collection of nine stories for chidren whose characters are presented as grasses and other flora found in the fields of Orkney. Margaret Tait was a pioneering filmmaker and now considered a leading figure in Britain's avant-garde film world of the 1950s and 60s. The book is in near perfect condition with only… Read more about this item

A collection of six short stories by celebrated avant-garde film maker, Margaret Tait. Book in pristine, collector's condition. No dust jacket as published. Please see photographs for further information of condition. 47 pages.

Uncorrected Proof Copy from the Hogarth Press. A collection of short stories by the renowned Orcadian poet, George Mackay Brown. The titular short story, 'Andrina' was made into a television film by the BBC in 1981. Light blue card covers with toning around cover edges. Very good condition with slight soiling to backcover. 153 pp. See photographs for condition of… Read more about this item

An outstanding, fine copy in fine, unclipped dust jacket. Signed by the author on title page.

An outstanding, fine copy with near fine, unclipped dust jacket. Signed by the author on title page. First edition

A very, very good, near fine, clean, tight copy. Dust jacket in unclipped, outstanding, fine condition. Signed by author on front endpaper.

A pleasing, bright, tight, near fine copy in a near fine, unclipped dust jacket. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Signed and dated by author. Jacket design by Kenneth Farnhill. The humorous story of a famous painter with a disease-ridden body who is given a new lease of life when his head is grafted onto a splendidly muscular… Read more about this item

A good, tight copy in red cloth boards with gold lettering to front and spine. Spine sunned with colour fading and some soiling to front and back boards. Extremely rare dust jacket with chipping, tears and some loss at extremities. Front endpaper browned.

A very good, solid copy in bright orange cloth covers with black lettering to font and spine. Extremely rare dust jacket with creasing, chips, tears and some loss at extremities.

Curiously, the dust jacket uses 'For Ever' while the title page uses 'Forever'. Good vintage Burnett story about confidence trickster who is persuaded to put off his retirement to fleece the sucker to end all suckers. The story was taken up by Hollywood as subject of 1946 film. A very good copy with dust to top edge with slight browning… Read more about this item

A very good copy with dust to top edge and minor spots to front end paper. Black cloth bards with yellow lettering to spine. Dust jacket very good with some chipping to extremities.

First UK edition of Underdog by William Riley Burnett the crime thriller author many of whose books were snapped up by Hollywood and made into films. The film adaptation of his 'Little Caesar' is considered to be the first of the classic American gangster movies. Unclipped dust jacket with some chips and abrasions to extremities. Some dust to top edge… Read more about this item

An uncorrected proof copy from Little, Brown, 2003. A very good, clean, tight copy. Small sticker blemish to rear cover. See photographs for condition.

An excellent, clean, bright, tight copy in fine, almost as new condition with near fine unclipped dust jacket. A copy in collector's condition. 'Pictures in the Cave' is Brown's second book for children after, 'The Two Fiddlers'.

An uncorrected proof copy in near fine condition. 240 pages.

An uncorrected proof copy in fine, like new condition. 340 pages.

Uncorrected proof copy of The Captives by Michael Fisher. Some wrinkling to spine and creases to front cover.

An uncorrected proof copy of War Story by Gwen Edelman in near fine, almost as new condition.

Book in very, very good condition with bright, clean, tight text block. Dust cover in very good condition with some little shelf wear to top and tail. Burgundy cloth with gilt lettering and decoration to spine. 247 pages. Illustrated by J S Goodall. This is the true first edition of 1958, Michael Joseph published an American edition one year later… Read more about this item