Murison David D (11 results)

Condition: 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.

Pamphlet. Condition: 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.

Soft cover. Condition: 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.

4°, V, 528 S., Gzl., leichte Gebrauchsspuren. Zettel und Stempel auf dem Vorsatz.

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Volume V only, Hair - Langour. EX county library, with one discreet label and small number to lower spine. Blue cloth, board a little bowed.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Volume IV only, ex University Library with discreet stamps. F - Hair. Blue cloth, slight ring mark on front cover. Slight dullness to spine.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Volume III only, Clatch to Ezler. Blue cloth, board a little bowed. Slight dullness to spine.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Volume V only, Hair - Langour. Blue cloth, board a little bowed.

Hardback. Condition: VG-. Dust Jacket Condition: No DW. Published from about 1929 to 1976. One of two thousand sets. This is one unnumbered. Dark blue cloth lettered in gold. Texts look barely opened BUT this set has suffered from some shelf wear and bad storage. Some bumping, a few cover marks, some volumes a bit out of shape. Spine of Vol 6 bit faded and some other spines a little marked. Vol 10 slight marks to front pastedown/end paper. Books are in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or age. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES APPLY Packed weight 27,000g. (UK mainland delivery £40) Not available overseas.

First Edition. First edition limited to 2000 copies, 11 volumes, including the final Supplement and Bibliography; large quartos, uniform blue buckram, gilt-lettered spines; a fine set. At the back of the last volume are 20 printed questionnaires used in compiling the dictionary, as well as 4 ephemeral notices to subscribers, and a mailing label addressed to a previous owner, Clarence Barnhart. Produced from 1931 to 1976 and documenting the Modern (Lowland) Scots language. The original editor, William Grant, was the driving force behind the collection of Scots vocabulary. A wide range of sources were used by the editorial team in order to represent the full spectrum of Scottish vocabulary and cultural life. Literary sources of words and phrases up to the mid-twentieth century were thoroughly investigated, as were historical records, both published and unpublished, of Parliament, Town Councils, Kirk Sessions and Presbyteries and Law Courts. More ephemeral sources such as domestic memoirs, household account books, diaries, letters and the like were also read for the dictionary, and a wide range of local and national newspapers and magazines, which often shed light on regional vocabulary and culture.

Aberdeen 1983, 231 pp., dust jacket (code B-682).