James Drummond, Signed (9 results)

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Illustrated by Louise Annand (illustrator). First Edition. Signed copy of a scarce title in the Wallace the fire Dog series; using the records of 100 years previous the author has written this series of books about the adventures of Wallace The Firedog (he is a stray retriever) one of the most colourful citizens of Old Glasgow. Inscription on Title page 'To Agnes, with Love, Jim drummond.' ; Wallace the Fire Dog; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 32 pages; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Illustrated by Louise Annand (illustrator). First Edition; First Printing. 4to hbk; glossy illustrated board covers; looks unread; author has put gift inscriptionon title page - 'To Agnes with love James Drummond' using the records of 100 years previous the author has written this series of books about the adventures of Wallace The Firedog (he is a stray retriever) one of the most colourful citizens of Old Glasgow. ; Wallace the Fire Dog; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 32 pages; Signed by Author.

The Amaising Publ. House, Musselburgh, 1991. 32 S. mit Illustr. von L. Annand., brosch., quart.---Original von L. Annand auf Titel signiert 100 Gramm.

First edition, inscribed & signed by illustrator, imperial octavo, illus glossy white heavy card boards, 32pp, illus, fine.

See his entry in the Oxford DNB. 3pp, 12mo. Bifolium with mourning border. Thirty-five lines of neatly-written text. Signed 'James Martineau' and addressed to 'Mr F. Parnall'. He congratulates him 'on obtaining a place in the Honours Division', explaining that it will 'remain entirely with' himself 'to select the optional books for the October Examination'. They 'have no wish to modify any choice which you may make, in accordance with the terms of the Regulations'. He explains that the examination will probably be conducted by his colleagues, 'as my duties do not commence till a little after the opening of the Session'. 'Dr Drummond' - i.e. the theologian James Drummond (1835-1918), for whom see the Oxford DNB - will be acting for Martineau, 'And it will be as well for you, - a week or ten days before the time, - to write to him your final selection of books, and asking him about any matters on which you may be in doubt.' He continues with information about the 'further examination' and in a postscript gives Drummond's address in Hampstead.

8vo, 1 pp. A long document, closely written in a clerical hand. Text clear and complete. Fair, on aged paper, with slight loss to one corner. Stamped for tax. Signed twice by both parties, and initialled by them on a couple of occasions. Following the defeat of Napoleon, the broken state of the French economy allowed many wealthy Britains to live there. Drummond is described as 'Mr. Jacques Drummond Ecossais Logé ce jour à Paris, Rue St. Honoré No., hôtel Meurice'. The body of the document leases the 'Chateau de Courbeton, Parc, Jardin et Dépendances, Le tout Situé prez Montereau, department de Seine et Marne' for one year. With codicil extending the lease to 1 November 1824. Lachlan Macquarie records in his journal visits to the Drummonds at Courbeton in 1822 and 1823.

hardcover. 1883 circa. vii, 254pp, full decorative red leather with raised bands, a.e.g., VG+, inscription signed by Peter Carmichael, father of James. James Drummond Carmichael 1849-1881. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.

Leather. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Various (illustrator). A very scarce collection of four limited-edition antiquarian works by Scottish artist and historian James Drummond, handsomely bound as one by Andrew Grieve of Edinburgh, including a volume inscribed by the author to philanthropist John Ritchie Findlay. Bound in a half morocco binding with cloth boards, bound by Andrew Grieve, Edinburgh. A finely preserved collection of four scarce limited editions of these antiquarian works by James Drummond, R.S.A. (18161877), bound as one. Drummond was a Scottish artist, antiquary, and curator of the National Gallery of Scotland, renowned for his meticulous studies of Scottish history and arms. Each work is a limited edition, privately printed in very small numbers, three of which are signed by John Ritchie Findlay, Esq, a noted philanthropist and proprietor of The Scotsman newspaper, with one copy inscribed to John Ritchie Findlay, Esq. from the author. The Bluidy Banner of Drumclog and Bothwell Brig (1861). One of only forty copies printed; five illustrations in colour across three plates. Collated, complete. Highland Targets and Other Shields (1873). Copy number twenty three of fifty printed for private circulation; illustrated with seven plates. Collated, complete. Medieval Triumphs and Processions (1874). A limited large-paper copy being number three of fifty, with additional illustrations. Illustrated with five plates. Collated, complete. The Portraits of John Knox and George Buchanan (1875). A limited large-paper copy being number ten of fifty, with additional portraits and notes. Illustrated with seven plates and inscribed by Drummond to Findlay, "With the best regards." Collated, complete. Bound in a half morocco binding with cloth boards. Externally, very smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities resulting in very minor loss to morocco. Slight rubbing to boards. Slight fading to extremities. The odd handling mark with one or two spots of damp staining to rear board. Very Good Indeed. signed by author. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. [One of only 10 proof copies, signed by the publisher] 104 plates on 80 leaves. Large royal folio, 52 x 39.5 cm. Bound in 1/4 Morocco. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Front corners slightly bumped. Reproduced in facsimile from Drummond's original drawings now in the National Collection of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. Signed.