John donald edinburgh edinburgh (952 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. For 5,000 years, southern Argyll has been home to people of culture, ideas, skills and power. The standing stones, cairns and cists of Mid Argyll signal an area of importance in ancient times almost unequalled throughout the British Isles. In the first millennium of the Christian era, the south of Argyll became the heart of Celtic Christianity and its missionaries influenced the whole of Scotland. It was also the cradle of a nation as the kings of Dalriada pushed east to create a united kingdom of Scotland. It is an area which is more geographically accessible than northern Argyll, but in the past that access was achieved more often by water than over land. Only the drovers pushed their black cattle through passes in the spines of rolling hills which mark each of its many peninsulas. Settlements arose where there was fertile land, access to a generous sea, a need for strategic protection - and sometimes all three. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

hardcover. Condizione: Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1st. 8vo, 178 pp., Review copy with review sheet from publisher laid-in. Profusely illustrated (illustratore).

Soft cover. Condizione: As New. 224 pages.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. Paperbound. Tape-mended spine, some cover wear, pencil erasure on one page, Good.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. Paperbound. Tape-mended spine, some cover wear, pencil erasure on one page, Good.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. Original black cloth. Some pencil erasure on front free endpaper and half title, else Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. B/W Illustrations, 2 Page Foreword.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Paperback. Few pencil erasures of bookseller notes on half title, Very Good.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Paperback. Very Good.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. First Edition. Original black cloth. Some pencil erasure on half title, Very Good in Near Fine Dust Jacket.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1977). 1977 1st edition. 8vo (140 x 223mm). Ppxii,99. B/w photographs, mustard end-papers. Pale yellow boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight browning but good-plus in tanned and clipped dust-wrapper. A good, if slightly dated, manual on salmon fishing; based entirely on the author's experiences salmon fishing in Scotland. "I do not try, nor do I wish, to remove the mysteries of the sport, and I do not have all the answers to all the questions. I cannot be certain how fish will react to my efforts, but I do say the uncertainties are not as great as many would have us believe, while admitting there are so many things we do not know about the salmon." Chapters include: The salmon; Salmon in rivers (Spring; Fishing the pool; Backing; Running fish; Patience; My first salmon; Summer; Tackle; The dropper and three flies; Autumn; Shade; The short rod; Light; A perfect day); Salmon in lochs (Lies of old; A rod reward for a fish caught; My twelve footer; The short rod again); Striking rises; Playing a fish; Gaffing, netting and tailing fish; Wading; Disturbing of fish; The ghillie; Other than fly; Courtesies; Intuition; The changing scene; Fishing hotels; A caster's angle. . …

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 287p, 9 tables and 1 figure, a very good plus hardback in a very good plus dust-jacket [0859760707].

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 286 pages, 13 tables, a very good hardback, in a very good dust-jacket (some minor signs of damp) [0859760650].

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 316p 10 figures and 82 tables, a very good hardback in a very good dust-jacket [0859761118].

Black hardback cloth cover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. VG : in very good condition with dust jacket. 240mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). vii, 166pp.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. VERY GOOD hardcover, no marks in text, strong square spine. Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Hardcover 1981 edition. Ex-library book with stamps and labels attached. Binding firm. Pages unmarked and clean. Covers and text in very good condition. [xiv, 165 p. ; 25 cm].

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1977). 1977 1st edition. 8vo (140 x 223mm). Ppxii,99. B/w photographs, mustard end-papers. Pale yellow boards, spine titled in gilt. Good-plus in slightly used / spine-faded dust-wrapper. A good, if slightly dated, manual on salmon fishing; based entirely on the author's experiences salmon fishing in Scotland. "I do not try, nor do I wish, to remove the mysteries of the sport, and I do not have all the answers to all the questions. I cannot be certain how fish will react to my efforts, but I do say the uncertainties are not as great as many would have us believe, while admitting there are so many things we do not know about the salmon." Chapters include: The salmon; Salmon in rivers (Spring; Fishing the pool; Backing; Running fish; Patience; My first salmon; Summer; Tackle; The dropper and three flies; Autumn; Shade; The short rod; Light; A perfect day); Salmon in lochs (Lies of old; A rod reward for a fish caught; My twelve footer; The short rod again); Striking rises; Playing a fish; Gaffing, netting and tailing fish; Wading; Disturbing of fish; The ghillie; Other than fly; Courtesies; Intuition; The changing scene; Fishing hotels; A caster's angle. .…

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: n/a. Reprinted 1989. Covers show light edge wear and minor rubbing to the gloss finish. The spine is uncreased and the binding is firm. Internally, the pages are clean and unmarked except for a previous owner's name and Edinburgh address written in blue ink on the half-title page. No library markings or stamps.…

Condizione: New. *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday, Nov. 16 (SALE item)* 71 pp., paperback, NEW!! - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country. …

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Bottom side of the pages has a small sharpie mark and cover has some minor edgewear otherwise book is in great condition Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paperback. Condizione: Very good. Paperback. 71pp. Very good in publisher's wraps.

hardcover. Condizione: near Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: very good. first edition. Octavo, blue cloth covers, ix [1] 195 pages, one corner lightly bumped, else Very Good. Includes references, index. 121809A.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Paperback. Small bump on bottom edges, else Very Good.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Very Good.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good+. Very clean, uncreased clothbound volume in near fine condition. DJ has minimal shelf wear, now protected in mylar. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 270 pages.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. No DJ. Pp: vii + 147. Titles: frt. & sp. Illust. w/ b/w map. Wrp. edges have protective transparent tape. Interior leaves are clean and tight. Scholarly biography of Sir William Wallace, the hero of the Scottish Wars of Independence and the recent bioflick. Includes notes, select bibliography & index. Very good.…

Condizione: Used - Very Good. VG paperback. Reprint. Reprint, 1995. A tidy copy in tight binding. Used - Very Good. VG paperback.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. John Donald, Edinburgh, 1990. Pictorial soft cover. Book Condition : Very good, very clean text. B/W photographs. Book will be sent by UK postal service. Inventory #016992.

Hardcover. Condizione: VG+ / VG+ dj. 194pp.