Buchan, John

The Half-Hearted.

Hodder & Stoughton, 1935. Hard Cover, 13th edition. 317pp. Blue cloth covered boards, with the extensive light spotting which often afflicts this edition. Art deco ornament to title page. Ink note to flyleaf, otherwise internally clean. An adventure story set in Scotland... Good /No Jacket.

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Book number: 13230

Catalogue: Literature A - F

Keywords: Adventure, Scotland

Buchan, John

The Island Of Sheep.

Penguin, 1956. Soft Cover, First Penguin edition. 245pp, the paper browning a little with age, orange and white softback covers with a little wear to base of spine and edges, and with an illustration by Stephen Russ. Map, Internally clean... Good.

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Book number: 6321

Catalogue: Literature A - F

Keywords: Adventure

Buchan, John

John MacNab.

Penguin, 1985. Mass Market Paperback, 248pp. Softback covers illustrated by Kenneth Wynn, with light creases to spine. Previous owner's name to flyleaf, otherwise internally clean. A poaching adventure story set in Scotland.. Very Good.

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Book number: 13224

Catalogue: Literature A - F

Keywords: Adventure

Buchan, John

Julius Caesar.

Peter Davies, 1932. First Edition. Hard Cover, 170p. Black cloth covered boards with gilt title on orange label. Frontispiece portrait. A clean copy. A biography of the Roman general and leader... Fine /No Jacket.

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Book number: 13015

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: History, Roman, Biography

Buchan, John

The Long Traverse.

Hodder & Stoughton, 1941. First Edition. Hard Cover, Ill.: J Morton Sale. First edition. 254p, blue cloth covered boards. Dustjacket illusted by J Morton Sale with a couple of small portions of loss to the edges. Five b + w illustrations by J Morton Sale. Gift inscription to the flyleaf, otherwise internally clean. An account of the history of Canada, its folklore and nature, written for young people... Very Good /Good.

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Book number: 13212

Catalogue: Childrens' Books

Keywords: History of Canada, Folklore

Buchan, John

Midwinter.

Hodder & Stoughton, 1925. Hard Cover, 311pp. Blue cloth covered boards, with a black horseman motif to the front. Internally clean. An adventure story, set at the time of the Jacobite Rising of 1745 - the characters include Dr Johnson... Very Good /No Jacket.

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Book number: 10511

Catalogue: Literature A - F

Keywords: Adventure, Historical, Dr Johnson

Buchan, John

Mr Standfast.

Nelson, 1951. Hard Cover, 504pp. Red cloth covered boards, faded to the spine with gilt sunflower author logo to the front. Flyleaf removed, light spots of foxing to the foredge and title page, otherwise internally clean. A good 'reading copy' of a classic adventure story... Good /No Jacket.

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Book number: 8031

Catalogue: Literature A - F

Keywords: Adventure

Buchan, John (ed)

The Northern Muse An Anthology of Scots Vernacular Poetry.

Nelson, 1936. Hard Cover, 547pp, green cloth covered boards, with gilt title. A clean copy. Introduction and arrangement by John Buchan. A collection of verse in the Scots language, with explanatory notes on the words... Very Good /No Jacket.

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Book number: 15862

Catalogue: Literature A - F

Keywords: Scots, Scots Poetry, Scotland

Buchan, John

The Novel and the Fairy Tale.

The English Association, 1931. First Edition. Soft Cover, 16pp, grey soft covers. The staples are now rusting a very little, but still strong. Internally very clean. Buchan discusses his favourite authors, novel plots and the link with fairy stories... Very Good.

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Book number: 10888

Catalogue: Literature A - F

Keywords: Literary Criticism, Literature

Buchan, John

The Path of the King.

Hodder & Stoughton, 1937. Hard Cover, 310p, blue cloth covered boards, with light spotting to edges. Art deco ornament to title page. Spots of foxing to foredge, but internally clean. A historical adventure story... Very Good /No Jacket.

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Book number: 13229

Catalogue: Literature A - F

Keywords: Adventure, Historical

Buchan, John

Prester John.

Thomas Nelson, 1945. Hard Cover, 245pp, dark cloth covered boards with gilt title. Frontispiece portrait. Gift inscription on flyleaf, otherwise a clean copy. Adventure in Africa.. Very Good /No Jacket.

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Book number: 10956

Catalogue: Literature A - F

Keywords: Adventure

Buchan, Elizabeth

Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman.

Penguin, 2003. Mass Market Paperback, Special edition produced for Woman & Home. 358pp, covers illustrated by Helen Chapman. A clean, tight copy. What happens when Rose finds out about her husband's affair... Very Good.

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Book number: 8931

Catalogue: Literature A - F

Buchan, John

Salute To Adventurers.

Nelson, 1111. Hard Cover, Probably c 1940. 380pp, brown boards with gilt title. Illustrated dustjacket with a little loss to the spine in removeable protective cover. Gift inscription dated 1942 to flyleaf and owner's bookplate to inner board, otherwise internally clean. Set in the 1680s.. Very Good /Very Good.

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Book number: 8033

Catalogue: Literature A - F

Keywords: Adventure, Historical

Buchan, Elizabeth

Secrets Of The Heart.

Penguin, 2000. Mass Market Paperback, 383pp, softback covers illustrated by Debbie Lush.. A very clean, tight copy. Agnes inherits a house and copes with her two suitors... As New.

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Book number: 9877

Catalogue: Literature A - F

Keywords: Romance

Buchan, John

Sir Walter Ralegh The Stanhope Essay 1897.

B H Blackwell Oxford and Simpkin Marshall Hamilton Kent & Co London, 1897. First Edition. Hard Cover, First edition. 8vo. 78pp, still uncut. Brown cloth covered boards, now darkened and with a little bumping to the corners. A couple of small fox marks and some darkening to the flyleaves, otherwise internally very clean. Very rare, especially in an uncut and therefore unread state. Buchan won the Stanhope history prize, for students at Balliol College, in 1897. Scans on request... Very Good /No Jacket.

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Book number: 13009

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Adventure, Biography. History, Tudor History, explorer