David murison (75 résultats)

Etat : Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

paperback. Etat : Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

1 176 p. Fine in very good dust jacket. light shelfwear, protected in brodart.

Hardback. Etat : Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Etat : Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardback. Etat : Very Good. 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. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Good. 1st Edition. Endpapers foxed. Dust Jacket sunned. Previous owner's inscription in ink. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Great Britain; Scotland; ISBN: 0901824658. ISBN/EAN: 9780901824653. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 24086.…

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. 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. Etat : Acceptable. Please see the condition note after this for details, if this is missing please consider Acceptable to mean poor quality that could include major staining, water damage, writing, missing dustjacket, etc etc. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. …

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st ed. 8vo pp92 F-/F- The author was a Reader at Glasgow University. Fine text-block and cloth binding, but one corner knock so near Fine overall.

Hardback. Etat : Used: Very good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDVery good. Little crease. Clean pages.

1st.ed. End papers & page fore-edge lightly foxed; binding tight; dust jacket faded. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in Good price-clipped dust jacket Used - Very Good. VG hardback in Good price-clipped dust jacket.

Etat : Used - Good. Good paperback. Reprint. Sound copy; water stain on top fore-corner (text unaffected); spine a little faded; binding tight.

First Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and stron Physical description; [5],63p ; 21cm. Subject; English language Dialects Scotland. 1 Kg.

1st.ed. Dust jacket front panel faded. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG price-clipped dustjacket Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG price-clipped dustjacket.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. Study of the Scots language. 63pp. Textually unmarked; clean and tight; no library stamps. Owner's name written on front cover and endpaper, no other markings.

First Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and stron Physical description; [5],63p ; 21cm. Subject; English language Dialects Scotland. 1 Kg.

Hard Cover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First Edition. 1st edition, 8vo, 92pp, VG+ Copy in VG+ DJ minimally sunned at spine Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. P/B 63 pages, condition is good, some areas of text lightly underlined in pencil.

Soft cover. Etat : As New. Pbk, 63pp, a new and unread copy, excellent, clean, tight and unmarked copy, as new.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Tuscaloosa, 2004; black boards with silver spine titles; green dust jacket with black cover titles and green spine titles; sticker on rear cover of jacket; light wear to jacket; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; interior is clean and unmarked. 260 pages.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. H/B 92 pages, condition is very good. A proverb is essentially a social phenomenon, a part of the oral tradition of a community like its ballads, folk-tales, fables, nursery rhymes, local legends and so on, handed down by word of mouth from one generation to the next: the business of a proverb is to inculcate the wisdom which the community has learned from its communal living over the centuries: they form a folk philosophy of truisms which are a substitute among the unsophisticated for metaphysical argument. Proverbs can of course be contradictory, according as circumstances alter and the speaker's point of view varies. So we are told on the one hand that "Absence makes the heart grow fonder", and on the other "Out of sight, out of mind". Popular wisdom is invarably empirical, pragmatic, and opportunist, like that of the man whose advice to his son was, "Honesty's the best policy - I've tried baith".…

Pamphlet. Etat : Very Good. D. Urquhart, Published [No date: circa 1990]. Wraps, 64 pp.; 21 cm; illustrated with black-and-white photographs and drawings.In very good condition. Glossy white paper covers with black lettering and illustrations on front. Light surface and edge wear; binding sound (staple bound); interior pages clean and unmarked.History of Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, known locally as "The Broch," from prehistoric and Celtic origins through the 19th century. Based on the earliest surviving records of the town, principally the Court Books of the Barony of Philorth and the Minutes of the Kirk Session up to 1820, written as a contribution to the quatercentenary in 1992 of the charter that gave Fraserburgh its name, confirmed its status and privileges as a burgh and free port, and conferred authority to found a university. Supplements John Cranna's "Fraserburgh Past and Present" (1914). David D. Murison was born in Fraserburgh and educated at Aberdeen and Cambridge Universities; he served as editor of the Scottish National Dictionary from 1946 to 1976 and was Lecturer in Scottish Language at the four senior Scottish Universities.…

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1st Edition. Tight clean copy in almost as new condition. Wrapped in tissue, bubble wrap and inserted into jiffy bag. Posted daily from UK, first class within UK and airmail world-wide.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. Soft cover. Reprint, 1980. Light wear to extremities. Firmly bound, tight and square. Light tanning at the spine area. Clean, unmarked pages. A very nice copy in Very Good condition.

First Edition. Softcovers, 63pp. Short guide to the Scots language. A little faded at the edges but VG.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. A hardback volume in Good condition. No dustjacket. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (dustjacket and cover illustrations vary, and unless the image accompanying the listing is marked 'Bookseller Image', it is an Abebooks Stock Image, NOT our own). BUYERS OUTSIDE UK please also note the following: 1. shipping rates apply to packets of 750g and under, and should the packed weight of an item exceed this we reserve the right to ship via 'Economy', or request extra postage prior to fulfilling the order, or cancel 2. many countries apply import or other taxes - these are the buyers responsibility; we may ask for extra payment to cover any taxes which we have to pay 'up front' on the buyer's behalf.…

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. All in VG order. Neat former owner's signature to fep. Clean blue cloth, bright silver titling. Clipped d/j, light wear, toned to spine. 12mo. 58pp.

First Edition. Published shortly after his death to commemorate his life and work. VG in VG dustjacket.