Alexander Crighton (4 results)

Condition: New. This is a Brand-new US Edition. This Item may be shipped from US or any other country as we have multiple locations worldwide.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. No sated date but believed to be 1911. First edition. x, 129pp. Tope edge gilt. We have little information about the author of this collection of poems, other than that he was a pastor at Douglas United Presbyterian Church, Douglas, Lanarkshire, (1872-1833); at Stoke Newington (1883-1901); and Saline Free Church, Fife, (1904-1907). The poems are divided into three sections devoted to each pastorate, together with a final section entitled 'In Retirement'. The book is bound in the original light blue satin-effect cloth covered boards with a white cloth spine and gold titling on the spine and a gold emblem on the front board. The case of the book is in very good condition with shelf wear and some soiling and damp spotting on the boards and spine. The spine is browned and the spine ends are bumped with a little damage to the cloth at the top of the spine. The contents are tight and clean with light offsetting to the rear free endpaper and heavier offsetting to the front free endpaper. There is a signed inscription from the author on the front free endpaper that reads: " To Maggie D. Ireland? - In token of three years' faithful service - A. Crighton Alexander. 3 Orcadia - March 25th 1912". Loosely inserted at the start of the book are is aprinted poem dated poem dated 1882 and a staple-bound 'Trilogy of Song' written at Callander, 1911, both by A.C. Alexander. SIGNED and INSCRIBED By the Au.

Condition: Wie neu. original eingeschweißt. Buch.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 152. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1911 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 152.