THE SILVER DARLINGS. By Neil Gunn.
(1941) 1945 1st US edition. 8vo (143 x 203mm). Pp384. Blue cloth, spine titled in yellow.
This is a novel of the herring fishers of the Scottish coast, in the days of fish-oil lamps and boiling your laundry outside the house. The narrative hangs on society's relationship with the herring fishery, the vagaries of the market and the possibility of the fishery's decline.
This is a novel of the herring fishers of the Scottish coast, in the days of fish-oil lamps and boiling your laundry outside the house. The narrative hangs on society's relationship with the herring fishery, the vagaries of the market and the possibility of the fishery's decline.
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25353
| Author | Gunn (Neil Millar). (1891-1973). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 25353 |
| ISBN | B0066QXNJC. |
| Book Description | Slight spotting to cloth. Heraldic label to end-papers, uniform light browning throughtout. Good-plus in frayed clipped dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1945 |
| Publisher | George W. Stewart. |
| Place | New York. |