Lot 276
Brown, George Mackay
Books from his library
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 21 June 2023 at 11:00 BST
Description
A collection of books from the library of George Mackay Brown, with his sticker or signature, and several inscribed to him as gifts, including:
Orkney Short Stories. With an introduction by George Mackay Brown. The Orkney Press, 1983. 8vo, dust-jacket, with George Mackay Brown's sticker;
Douglas, Sheila. The King o The Black Art. Aberdeen: Aberdeen University Press, 1987. 8vo, inscribed to George Mackay Brown;
Gupta, Ashis. Dying Traditions. South Godstone: Spantech Publishers Pvt Ltd, 1992. 8vo, signed and inscribed;
Skea, Bessie. Melons and Icicles. A book of Orkney Memories. Kirkwall: W. R. Mackintosh, 1963. 8vo, signed to George, original wrappers;
Finlay, Ian Hamilton. The Dancers Inherit the Party. A Migrant Pamphlet, Autumn, 1960. 8vo, inscribed: from Ian H. Finlay to George Brown, June 2nd. '61, original wrappers;
[Idem] - Zeljko Kujundzic. 6 Small Songs in 3's. Wild Hawthorn Press, 1966. Oblong 8vo, inscribed 'love from Ian', original wrappers;
and 123 others