Cm Grieve Editor (22 results)

1st Printing. vi, 7 - 30 pp. 8vo. 8-5/8" x 5-1/2" Worn & soiled, with front cover beginning to detach. A Good copy. White paper covers, printed in black, stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. CM Grieve was better known by his pen-name, Hugh MacDiarmid, and was a leading figure in the Scottish Renaissance of the early to mid-20th century. This book is a follow-up to the collection published a year earlier and collects poems by 19 contemporary poets, including Grieve himself. Intermittently paginated (!) but around 140 pages. Bound in grey paper-covered boards with black lettering and a blue cloth spine and gold lettering. The pages are uncut. The extremities are rubbed and the top corners bumped. The boards are lightly stained. Bright internally.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. CM Grieve was better known by his pen-name, Hugh MacDiarmid, and was a leading figure in the Scottish Renaissance of the early to mid-20th century. The book collects poems by 11 contemporary poets, viz., John Buchan, Violet Jacob, Neil Munro, Will Ogilvie, TS Cairncross, CM Grieve, Joseph Lee, John Ferguson, AG Grieve, Donald A Mackenzie and Roderick Watson Kerr. Intermittently paginated (!) but around 140 pages. Bound grey paper-covered boards with black lettering and a blue cloth spine and gold lettering. The pages are uncut. The extremities are rubbed and the top corners bumped. The boards have patchy fading. Bright internally.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. VG- first edition of what later became known as the first series of this anthology of Scots poetry. Light grey paper-covered boards with black lettering and thistle device. Blue cloth spine with gold lettering. Outer and lower edges untrimmed. Corners bumped and rubbed and there is a small damp stain on the rear near the foot of the spine. The spine is rubbed at the ends with some wear at the head and the rear hinge has split a little at the top. Internally bright and clean with a name on the front fly-leaf.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardback. A very good copy in paper-covered boards with dark blue cloth spine lettered in gilt. A clean copy without foxing or ownership inscription. Described by the editor (C.M. Grieve/ Hugh MacDiarmid) as "rather an experiment in group publication than an anthology." Contributors include Grieve himself, John Buchan, Violet jacob, Neil Munro and others.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. CM Grieve was better known by his pen-name, Hugh MacDiarmid, and was a leading figure in the Scottish Renaissance of the early to mid-20th century. The book collects poems by 11 contemporary poets, viz., John Buchan, Violet Jacob, Neil Munro, Will Ogilvie, TS Cairncross, CM Grieve, Joseph Lee, John Ferguson, AG Grieve, Donald A Mackenzie and Roderick Watson Kerr. Intermittently paginated (!) but around 140 pages. Bound in mid-blue paper-covered boards with a darker blue cloth spine and gold lettering. The pages are uncut. Apart from a hint of rubbing at the ends of the spine this copy is in excellent condition throughout.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Special Edition. VG- combined edition. An anthology compiled by CM Grieve (who also wrote under the name Hugh M'Diarmid) which includes poems by John Buchan, Violet Jacob, Neil Munro, Will Ogilvie and others. There is also a number of Grieve's own poems. Originally published as two separate 'series' this volume conmbines the two. The first series is paginated, the second series only randomly and intermittently! Light blue paper-covered boards; darker blue cloth spine; gold lettering; edges uncut. Ends of spine rubbed and corners bumped but otherwise very good. Presentation inscription on front fly-leaf.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. combined edition of anthology compiled by CM Grieve (who also wrote under the name Hugh M'Diarmid) which includes poems by John Buchan, Violet Jacob, Neil Munro, Will Ogilvie and others. There is also a number of Grieve's own poems. Originally published as two separate 'series' this volume conmbines the two. Light blue paper-covered boards; darker blue cloth spine; gold lettering; edges uncut. The ends of the spine are lightly rubbed and one corner is bumped but otherwise very good.

First Edition. The second volume of the significant Scottish poetry collection 'Northern Numbers' which featured the first flowering of what was to become the Scottish Literary Renaissance. Hardcover edition. With the signature of the microbiologist B.C.J.G. Knight to the front endpaper. Board with cloth spine - worn to tips otherwise VG.

First Edition. The first volume of the significant Scottish poetry collections 'Northern Numbers' which featured the first flowering of what was to become the Scottish Literary Renaissance. Blue cloth spine with gilt titles on light blue boards. The hardcover edition (also appeared in softcovers). Prize bookplate to front pastedown otherwise VG.

Hardback. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: No DW. 1st Edition. Printed boards with blue cloth spine. Name of owner at start of book. Book is in very good condition with minor signs of wear and/or age.

Hardback. Condition: VG-. Dust Jacket Condition: No DW. 1st Edition. Printed boards with blue cloth spine. Book is in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or age.

First Edition. The first volume of the significant Scottish poetry collections 'Northern Numbers' which featured the first flowering of what was to become the Scottish Literary Renaissance. Blue cloth spine with gilt titles on light blue boards. The hardcover edition (also appeared in softcovers) VG+.

First Edition. The first volume of the significant Scottish poetry collections 'Northern Numbers' which featured the first flowering of what was to become the Scottish Literary Renaissance. Blue cloth spine with gilt titles on light blue boards. The hardcover edition (also appeared in softcovers) VG.

First Edition. Collection of poems by contemporary poets by MacDiarmid under the Grieve name, including three under his MacDiarmid nom de plume. Softcovers, 31pp. VG.

First Edition. Anthology in the Augustan Books of Poetry series. This title edited by Grieve ( who published his own poetry as Hugh MacDiarmid) with a 3pp introduction. 31pp. corners a little creased and rubbed otherwise VG.

First Series (November 1920, 130pp + 2-page publisher's catalogue) and Second Series (October 1921, 142pp). Two series bound together in T N Foulis publisher's boards with blue cloth spine & gilt lettering. Scarce T N Foulis variant. With underlining and ink annotations, therefore a 'reading copy' only. [the 23 contributors include, among others, John Buchan, Violet Jacob, Neil Munro, Will Ogilvie, C M Grieve (Hugh MacDiarmid), Joseph Lee and John Ferguson].

First edition of Second series. 142pp + 2-page publisher's catalogue. Original cloth-backed printed boards. No inscriptions. VG in a dustwrapper which is slightly brittle and also worn at spine. Scarce T N Foulis item in dustwrapper. [the contributors include John Buchan, Violet Jacob, Neil Munro, C M Grieve (Hugh MacDiarmid), Joseph Lee and John Ferguson].

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. UNCOMMON COPY - SEE BELOW : Not only is it a Limited Edition it is numbered 64. The actual number of copies amounted to 350. However, please note that only the first 50 numbered were originally signed by the Author and Editor at that time. This copy has, I believe, a far rarer association and signature combination. Additionally, I have come across many of MacDiarmid's Signed works, but never where he has Signed himself as just "Chris". Further, the dedication includes Valda his second wife. The recipients were: - Ernest Brooks and Barbara Niven. Ern Brooks was a talented painter and illustrator, and an enthusiastic worker for the British Labour movement. A graphic artist who followed the major developments in European painting, changing his style, but had little affinity with the extremes of Pop Art, heartily concurring with his lifelong partner, Barbara Niven, also a painter. Brooks and Niven were lifelong members of the Communist Party and in the Thirties had helped found the Manchester Theatre Union, child of Joan Littlewood and the folk singer Ewan McColl. Every month for over two decades Niven wrung money out of supporters for the Daily Worker Fighting Fund. Both were members of the informally organised Communist Party's Artist Group, which brought together a diverse band of people engaged in the visual arts. Ern Brooks and Barbara Niven were typical products of the British Labour movement and in their turn contributed their human warmth and rich talents to its development, all part of our history. Correspondence between the Author and Barbara and Ern are held at the National Library in Scotland (Acc.12074). Very good copy, light rubs at extremities, one very small mark base to upper cover. Internally fine, with the dedication: To Barbara and Ern With Love from Valda and Chris. 28 pages ; 22 cm. So, as you can see, we have a dedication to friends of a like mind as his own, and he has used his natural and Christian name of "Chris", which I believe to be a rare occurrence. This signing will have taken place sometime after publication. Let me highlight some factors about the Author, that I believe endorses the view I hold about this copy. Christopher Murray Grieve (11 August 1892 - 9 September 1978), was best known by his pen name Hugh MacDiarmid. His father was a postman and the family lived above the town library, so, from childhood, Grieve had unrestricted access to books. This encouraged an interest in reading and in language that would remain with him throughout his life. He is credited with effecting a Scottish literary revolution which restored an indigenous Scots literature and he has been acknowledged as the greatest poet that his country has produced since Robert Burns. [ DTM ]. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Hardbacks, published in 1920 and 1921 respectively. Both volumes in very good condition and both in dustwrapper. The First Series dustwrapper is good with minor chipping to the spine (and with an earlier bookseller's listing of the books pasted to the front inner flap.) The Second Series dustwrapper is fair with some tearing and largeish pieces missing from the spine ends. First Series pp.130 + 2pp publisher's adverts. Second Series pp.142 + 2pp publisher's adverts. The Second Series volume is partly unopened. The First Series saw the first appearance in print of the editor C.M. Grieve (later Hugh MacDiarmid). Other contributors include Neil Munro, Violet Jacob, John Buchan, Will Ogilvie etc. Both volumes are without ownership inscription and with very little foxing. Not common in dustwrapper.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Originally issued with a grey printrd and decorated wrapper glued to plain white covers. NOW LACKING WHOLE OF REAR COVER (and wrapper) and 60mm at base of spine. Clean tight text. Just a good working copy.

Very good in custom binding. Some marks, minor soiling to cloth.