Cuthbert Douglas (5 results)

1st Edition. Very good copy in the original illustrated, paper-covered boards. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dulled and dust-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Provenance: previous owner stamp. Physical description: 69 p. col. front. (port.) 26 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references. Contents: Introduction / Douglas Young -- The city of reason and nature / A.J. Youngson -- Hume, Reid and the passion for ideas / George E. Davie -- Adam Ferguson and the idea of community / Duncan Forbes -- Scott and the community of intellect / The Hon. Lord Cameron -- Sydney Smith and the spirit of criticism / allan Frazer. Subjects: Enlightenment Scotland. Enlightenment. Enlightenment Scotland Edinburgh. Edinburgh (Scotland) Intellectual life. Scotland Intellectual life 18th century. Edinburgh (Scotland) History. Genre: Bibliography. Illustrated. 3 Kg.

1st Edition. Very good copy in the original illustrated, paper-covered boards. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dulled and dust-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Provenance: previous owner stamp. Physical description: 69 p. col. front. (port.) 26 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references. Contents: Introduction / Douglas Young -- The city of reason and nature / A.J. Youngson -- Hume, Reid and the passion for ideas / George E. Davie -- Adam Ferguson and the idea of community / Duncan Forbes -- Scott and the community of intellect / The Hon. Lord Cameron -- Sydney Smith and the spirit of criticism / allan Frazer. Subjects: Enlightenment Scotland. Enlightenment. Enlightenment Scotland Edinburgh. Edinburgh (Scotland) Intellectual life. Scotland Intellectual life 18th century. Edinburgh (Scotland) History. Genre: Bibliography. Illustrated. 1 Kg.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 8vo. 186 pp., b/w photographs. "The First Half Century 1878 to 1928" consisting of historical notes compiled by the late Dr. J. Austin Evans, P.M., is a reprint from the book A Half Century of Freemasonry in Etobicoke, published in 1928. "The Second Half Century 1928 to 1978" consists of historical notes compiled by C. Douglas Cuthbert, P.D.D.G.M. Gold-colour printed wraps show very minor wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. CUTHBERT ORDE, Captain (illustrator). January 1943 reprint of September 1942 edition. Rare, particularly with jacket. Previous owner signature 'Bill Cressy-Marcks, Ceylon 29/7/43' (Born 1922 Myanmar, died 29 Mar 1956. Flight Lieutenant, RAF Volunteer Reserve 356 Squadron). Bookseller stamp to FFEP. Ink annotations to List of Portraits indicating killed, prisoners of war, missing, or off flying due to injuries. Pencil annotations to portrait margins with rank, decorations, occasional 'shot down' and if 'bought it' or 'missing'. Fascinating historical document. Blue and beige cloth boards with white lettering to spine. Boards are marked and generally grubby. Corners are bumped. Top right corner of rear board is bent. Slight wear to board edges. Spine has mild bumping to top and bottom. Endpages are a little grubby. Front inner hinge is starting to crack. Rear inner hinge is starting to crack. Textblock is just starting to give. Textblock has one or two grubby marks but is generally clean. 96 pp. 64 b/w illustrations. Beige paper dust jacket with yellow lettering to front. DJ is rather tatty, with quite a bit of loss. Spine area is missing. Rather grubby. Not priceclipped. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 613g. Unless specifically mentioned, all our books are photographed so you can see what you are buying. ABE may, however, display a stock image whilst processing ours. (YBP Ref: 024788:1-G5) Size: 4to - over 9 3/4" - 12" Tall Language: ENG 613 G. Book.

SCARCE, FIRST EDITION, ex-library, imperial octavo, beige buckram boards, grey lettering to blue buckram spine, 64pp, illus, VG- (usual library markings, light bruising & rubbing to extrems, moderate to heavy soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, moderate foxing & soiling sporadically throughout, moderate cracking to gutters).