Book Details
| Author: | Aitken, Inspector William: |
| Title: | Songs From the "South-West" and Bits for the Bairns. |
| Published: | Glasgow: Pickering & Inglis, 1913. |
| Classification: | Catalogue 17 - Poetry |
| Description: | A collection of poems with a railway theme by William Aitken - "The Railway Poet". 194 pp + 3 pp ads. Frontispiece, & 12 other plates (1 missing). Contents: Biographical Sketches of the Author from "Poets and Poetry of the Land of Burns" by A.B. Todd; Songs from the "South-West" (47 poems); Bits for the Bairns (9 poems); Seven Steps to Glory (12 poems); The Pilgrim's Progress (15 poems). A couple of pages of text loose. Binding loosening internally. Spots of foxing throughout text. Dark green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Gilt vignette of train on front board. Top and bottom of spine rubbed and bottom starting to fray. Corners well rubbed. Overall condition Good. |
| Book Number: | #7622 |
| Price: | € 12.50 |
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