Margaret Thomson Davis

The Breadmakers

Allison & Busby, 1972. Hardcover. 222p; Original first edition of this classic of life in poverty-stricken Govan in Glasgow in the 1930's. This would appear tpo be the rare first edition in hardback. Book clean, tight and unmarked; d/w unpriceclipped and VG but light shelf weatr - still VG. See scans. (ISBN: 0850310814).. Near Fine

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Book number: 008690

Keywords: 0850310814

DAVIS, MARGARET THOMSON

Burning Ambition

Edinburgh: B&W Publishing Ltd, 1997. First Edition. Red hardback cloth cover. 240mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). 244pp.. VG : in very good condition with dust jacket. Spine of jacket faded .

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Book number: dv-04

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Fiction First Editions

Davis, Margaret Thomson

The Cross. 25 of 260 Copies

Paisley, Scotland: Gleniffer Press, 2000. Micro-Miniature Book. 64mo. [31 pp.] White Linson Boards, Perfect Bound, Red-stamped title on cover, Decorative End Papers. As new. .

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Book number: 63-4479

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Davis, Margaret Thomson:

A Darkening of the Heart;

Edinburgh, B & W Publishing, 2004; 1st edition .Hardback. Fine/ Fine. 260pp. Navy covers with gilt title on spine. No inscriptions. Dust jacket by Monkey has price intact. " As well as a fast paced and compelling narrative, the author has seamlessly interwoven original songs, poems and letters by the bard ( Robert Burns) into the story to produce a gripping tale of lave, rivalry and ambition."

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Book number: 13837

Catalogue: Scottish

Keywords: Scottish, Robert Burns fiction, Historical Eightenteeth century

DAVIS, MARGARET THOMSON

A Deadly Deception

B & W Edinburgh 1st. 2005. (ISBN: 1845020677). Hardcover. VG in VG DJ. Signed by the author on the half title page. 225pp. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by Author(s).

Byre BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 7102

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: 1845020677 FICTION, NOVEL, SCOTTISH, SCOTLAND, SIGNED, INSCRIBED Signed

DAVIS, MARGARET THOMSON

The Gourlay Girls (Signed Copy)

Edinburgh, B & W Publishing. 2000, First Edition. (ISBN: 1903265088). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page with dedication " To Clifford - One of my dearest friends". A Fine unmarked copy with Fine complete dustjacket. A novel set in Glasgow in the 1930's of Nicholas Cartwright, successful novelist, who lives in a splendid home in the West End with his beautiful wife Virginia and their two children, where everything is perfect in their comfortable, privileged lives. Until one dreadful day, when their world is touched by tragedy and they find themselves struggling to come to terms with a mystery that will haunt them for years to come. Meanwhile in the run down tenements of Springburn, the Gourlay family are battling to make ends meet, the Depression has hit Glasgow hard and Erchie Gourlay is unemployed ,and only the long hours spent sewing and dressmaking by his three daughters keeps the spectre of poverty at bay. The future looks bleak for them until the arrival of a destitute young girl on their doorstep brings them new hope of a better life. NOT EX LIB 14. Fine/Fine. Signed by Author.

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Book number: 003735

Catalogue: Fiction - English Authors Post 1980

Keywords: Fiction, 1930's Glasgow, Nicholas Cartwright, Gourlay Family, the Depression 1903265088

DAVIS, MARGARET THOMSON

Hold Me Forever

London: Century, 1994. First Edition. Green hardback cloth cover. 220mm x 140mm (9" x 6"). 423pp.. VG : in very good condition with dust jacket. Page edges browning .

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Book number: dv-18

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Fiction First Editions

DAVIS, MARGARET THOMSON

Kiss Me No More

Century London 1995 HB. Hardcover. Some marks to edge of page-block, generally VG, signed by the author to the title page, in very slightly edge-worn but generally VG DJ. 389pp 0. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by Author(s).

Byre BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 7742

Catalogue: Scottish

Keywords: SCOTTISH, SCOTLAND, NOVEL, FICTION, GLASGOW, MARGARET THOMPSON DAVIS, SIGNED

DAVIS, Margaret Thomson

The making of a novelist

London, Allison & Busby, 1982. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dustjacket 1st.ed.. Pages a little browned. "The autobiography of an ordinary housewife who made it as a writer" Photo:.

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Book number: BOOKS044926I

DAVIS, MARGARET THOMSON

Rag Woman, Rich Woman

Century Hutchinson London 1st 1987 HB. (ISBN: 0712614613). Hardcover. A classic novel of Glasgow working class life in the '20s. Slight wear to spine, name to fep, generally VG in slightly edge-worn but generally VG DJ, not price-clipped. 361pp 0. Very Good/Very Good.

Byre BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 7741

Catalogue: Scottish

Keywords: 0712614613 SCOTTISH, SCOTLAND, NOVEL, FICTION, GLASGOW, MARGARET THOMPSON DAVIS, FIRST

DAVIS, MARGARET THOMSON

Rag Woman, Rich Woman

London: Century, 1987. First Edition. Brown hardback cloth cover. 220mm x 140mm (9" x 6"). 361pp.. G: in good condition with rubbed and chipped dust jacket .

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Book number: dv-27

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Fiction First Editions

Margaret Thomson Davis

A Kind of Immortality

Arrow Books Ltd. Paperback ISBN: 009935361X, Condition: Good.

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Book number: mon0000053948