Lot 80
Brown, George Mackay - books from his library, a large collection, including
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 14 February 2018 at 10:00 GMT
Description
Waugh, Evelyn Scott-King's Modern Europe. London: Chapman & Hall, 1947. 8vo, with ownership sticker and signature of George Mackay Brown, some wear, including to dust-jacket; Hemingway, Ernest The Old Man and the Sea. London: Jonathan Cape, 1952. First UK edition, 8vo, dust-jacket with some wear but not price-clipped; Yeats, W.B. The Celtic Twilight. London: Lawrence and Bullen, 1883. First edition, second state binding, 8vo, original green cloth gilt; and a large quantity of others, many of which include George Mackay Brown's signature, address sticker, or both, several works include notes on criticism and annotations by Brown (quantity)
Footnote
Provenance: From the family of Brian Murray, Literary Executor to George Mackay Brown