Watching over his dying grandfather and mentor, Jamie Bawn tells the story of his three generations of dreamers in postwar Scotland--a tale of pride and delusion, of nationality and strong drink, of Catholic faith and the end of the old Left.
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Watching over his dying grandfather and mentor, Jamie Bawn tells the story of his three generations of dreamers in postwar Scotland--a tale of pride and delusion, of nationality and strong drink, of Catholic faith and the end of the old Left.
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New. Brand New and Unread condition. Advance Reader's Copy in softcover. Will be well protected for safe shipping. no dust jacket. 304 p. Audience: General/trade.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Size: 5x1x8; Octavo, 8 1/4" tall, 289 pages, maroon boards. A near fine, clean, neat hard cover first edition with light shelf wear BUT spine canted; hinges and binding tight, paper white. In a near fine, lightly worn dust jacket, with the original price present.
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Very Good. Size: 8vo-over 7? "-9? " tall; Type: Advanced Reading Copy (ARC) Advance Reading Copy Paperback in Very Good Condition. A novel of three generations of dreamers in postwar Scotland. Clean and unmarked wrappers, with a whisper of wear to corners; glued binding tight and solid. Internals as new. A story of s dreamer. a Socialist, Huhn Bawn, a man of the people who revolutionized Scotland's development after WWII. He now lies dying in one of the flats he built, flats that are being demolished along with the idealism he inherited from his mother. A poignant and powerful reclamation of the past and a look at our relationship with personal and public history. 290 pages. 8 x 5.25 inches. 1999, Harcourt, New York.
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Fine copy. 8"x 5 1/4" trade pbk, photo-illus cover, 291 pgs; pub info on back, w/ author photo by Jane Swan; 9 review-quotes on first page, book info on verso. book design by Lori McThomas Buley.
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Very Good. "First Edition" stated; full a-e number line. Dust jacket has light rubs, slight curl/crease to top edge and light scuffs. Boards have small bump to spine edges and smudges on end pages. Otherwise pages are clean and binding is tight. 8.25" tall, 289 pages.
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The pages of the text are clean, crisp, and unmarked. No creasing along the spine, and no bent page corners. Book appears new/ unread, and is in excellent condition inside and out. All items guaranteed, and a portion of each sale supports social programs in Los Angeles. Ships from CA.
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This item is fairly worn, but continues to work perfectly. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn corners, bends, tears, small stains, and partial water damage. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing, if applicable. Pages may include excessive notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Satisfaction Guaranteed.