Edinburgh: Polygon, 2023. Edition: 1st UK, 1st impresssion. Book Condition: Near mint. Fine in all respects this novella trace the final journey of Charles Edward Stewart, Bonnie Price Charlie, after the Battle of Culloden. This fine little book appears unread and retains the original bookseller's band.
Canongate, 1985. Edition: 1st UK thus, 1st impression, signed. Book Condition: Fine. Signed to front endpaper in year of publication as part of limited run with the special number 101/1000. The novel with which Alasdair Gray hit the mainstream. Described as a 'fictionalised autobiography' - hence, as Allan Massie said, "a modern.....
Pantheon, 2020. Book Condition: Fine. The seventeenth - or is it seventy-seventh - instalment in the Isabel Dalhousie franchise. But no less readable and likeable. In fine presentation condition in this example.
Little, Brown, 2021. Edition: 1st UK, 1st impression. Book Condition: Fine. Timeless and touching prose from the creator of the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, of which this is one of the series.
Polygon, 2020. Edition: 1st UK, 1st impression. Book Condition: Fine. Wide range of themed and illustrated short stories from Scotland's master raconteur. A very clean and tidy book for a great little gift.
Hamish Hamilton, 2005. Edition: 1st UK, 5th impression. Book Condition: Fine. Very nice reading copy of Smith's shortlisted Booker prize entry, in a later impression; subtle and intelligent. There is some slight foxing to top edge.
Hamish Hamilton, 2017. Edition: 1st UK, 1st impression, signed. Book Condition: Near mint. Signed by author to title page. Second in her Seasonal series and continues post-truth themes of knowingness, cynicism and tech enabled omniscience - but returns us and grounds us nevertheless in the eternal values of love and.....
Faber, 2006. Edition: 1st UK, 1st impression, signed. Book Condition: Fine. Flat-signed by the author to title page. Booker-prize long-listed, this is another disturbing and intimate portrayal of domestic disturbance, the sort O'Hagan does so well. In what appears to be unread condition.
Faber, 1999. Edition: 1st UK, 1st impression. Book Condition: Very good. Author of The Missing brings another poigant and haunting tale, this time of inter-generational longing, regret and hope, ultimately. Author of The Missing brings us another poignant and haunting tale, this time of inter-generational longing, regret and hope, ultimately.....
Little Brown, 2011. Edition: 1st UK, 1st impression, signed. Book Condition: Fine. Signed "To Seonagh" on title page. Brookmyre is 'Chris' here as he marks a departure from Jack Parlabane. This time, detective Catherine and actress Jasmine come up against each other in this engrossing tale of the Glasgow underworld.....
Atlantic Monthly Press, 2016. Edition: 1st US, 1st impression. Book Condition: Fine. The jacket says this book was long listed for the Scottish Crime Book of the Year and the publisher's later added sticker says it won. So the provenance is good. And deservedly so, in this further job for.....
Little Brown, 2000. Edition: 1st UK, 1st impression, signed. Book Condition: Very good. Flat-signed to title page. 'What jail is like' introduces the first chapter and here is whence Jack Parlabane must escape before tackling an impressive arrangement of low dealing among Scotland's elite. Very rare in this format and condition.....
Little, Brown, 1998. Edition: 1st UK, 1st impression. Book Condition: Very good. 'Stylish, irreverent and sassy' (The Times). Brookmyre's third book does not disappoint in this anarchic Leonard-esque saga. There is some browning to page ends. Very small hole to front end paper.
Little, Brown, 2008. Edition: 1st UK, 1st impression. Book Condition: Fine. Another excellent romp from Brookmyre, Scotland's finest comic thriller writer.
Edinburgh: Mainstream, 1985. Edition: 1st thus UK. Book Condition: Fine. Originally published in the 1970s and accompanied by the hit BBC TV drama series, this compendium of the three novels charts the progress of junior doctor David Campbell through the various front-lines of NHS teaching hospitals. In fine condition with.....
Stromness: The Orkney Press, 1981. Edition: 1st UK, 1st impression. Book Condition: Fine. Very rare volume of collected stories from Orkney resident Sinclair, dealing with the new oil terminal at Flotta, the development of the Piper and Claymore fields and the effects of this on traditional Orcadian life. Book fine.....
Edition: 1st UK, 21st printing. Book Condition: Fine. 21st printing after the 2020 Booker Prize so a good reading copy. Text block is very clean and tight. The jacket is a bit grubby in places but all intact.
Picador, 2022. Edition: 1st UK, 1st impression. Book Condition: Fine. Eagerly awaited sequel to Shuggie Bain, Stuart again uses Glasgow's gritty backdrop and his own experience growing up gay in poverty.
Doubleday, 2020. Edition: 1st UK, 1st impression. Book Condition: Near mint. Flat-signed to the title page in this attractive edition stencil-sprayed to from edge. Winner of the 2020 McIlvanney prize for Scottish crime and a 'carefully calibrated' ghost story from a fresh voice in Scottish writing. One to collect.
Longmans, 1960. Edition: 1st UK, 1st impression. Book Condition: Very good. Blamed partially for encouraging a host of English incomers to the Scottish Highlands in search of the Good Life, this book is a unique and best-selling masterpiece of storytelling and nature writing. Without doubt one of the most original.....
Salford: Saraband, 2021. Edition: 1st UK, 1st impression. Book Condition: Fine. Signed without dedication by the author to the title page, this book is fine in all respects. Shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize, but this true first printing precedes that announcement. From the acclaimed author of His Bloody Project.....
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1976. Edition: 1st UK, 1st impression. Book Condition: Very good. Atmospheric novel set in Scotland by the accomplished mountaineer. The book is in very good condition with some spotting to the top edge. Book is very clean and tidy inside with no marks or inscriptions. The.....
Edinburgh: The Moray Press, 1937. Edition: 1st UK, 1st impression. Book Condition: Very good. Very scarce first printing of acclaimed set of collected Scottish folk tales. Superbly illustrated throughout. Publisher's blue boards very clean with yellow lettering fresh. A slight bump to top edge front board. Faint spotting to front.....
Little, Brown, 1999. Edition: 1st UK, 1st impression. Book Condition: Fine. Like, like, the Illuminati meets Scientology at Davos, The Business' tentacles reach everywhere. Banks indulges himself here in this very imaginative adventure.
Little Brown, 2002. Edition: 1st UK, 1st impression. Book Condition: Fine. Accurately describes the moment of the 2001 twin towers attack and an imagined aftermath in the lives of Banks' protagonists.