Fishermen with Ploughs, George Mackay Brown — 1st Edition

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Fishermen with Ploughs, George Mackay Brown — 1st Edition

Name: Fishermen with Ploughs, George Mackay Brown — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 6219
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Publication: London, The Hogarth Press, 1971.

Formatting: 8vo, pp. [xii], 100.

Condition Report: Near Fine; Very Good dust jacket. The olive green cloth boards are notably bright and clean, with sharp corners and unrubbed gilt lettering to the spine, indicating a tight and well-preserved binding. Internally, the pages are crisp and unmarked, with only a whisper of faint foxing to the top edge of the text block. The unclipped dust jacket (priced 25s / £1.25) remains largely robust, displaying rich, unfaded colour to the front and spine. However, it bears a few small, dark smudges and mild age-toning to the white rear panel. There is light shelf-wear to the extreme corners and spine ends of the jacket, but it remains an attractive, highly presentable copy.

Catalogue Note: This is a First Edition, first printing. The front panel features a striking black woodcut-style illustration of a plough layered over a net of fish, designed by Stanley Hickson. While copies of this Hogarth Press edition frequently appear on the market, finding one with the dust jacket fully intact and unclipped is becoming increasingly uncommon.

Interestingly, the rear panel of the dust jacket lists an ISBN ending in 0345 5, whereas the true ISBN for this volume (0 7012 0339 0) is correctly printed on the copyright page. The rear panel also advertises previous works by the author, including A Spell for Green Corn, A Calendar of Love, and A Time to Keep.

A masterwork of twentieth-century Scottish literature, Fishermen with Ploughs is a profound poem cycle that traces the history and mythos of an isolated Orcadian community in the valley of Rackwick. George Mackay Brown weaves a tapestry of lyric, narrative, and prose poems to recount the arrival of a refugee tribe fleeing the mythical "Dragon," their centuries of survival as fishermen and farmers, and the eventual depopulation of the valley in the face of modern progress. Through arresting imagery and timeless rhythms, the collection captures the enduring struggle between nature, industry, and the human spirit on the rugged edges of the world.

Book Condition: Near Fine

Book Authors: George Mackay Brown

Book Publisher: The Hogarth Press

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Poetry

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 112

Book Publication Year: 1971

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Stanley Hickson

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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