The Book of the Geits / J. I. M. Stewart [and others]

Stewart, J. I. M.

Edinburgh Academy, 1918. First Edition. Fair to good paperback copy, somewhat edge-nicked and dust-toned. Remain quite well-preserved. Provenance: Author's own copy according to Bloomsbury auction catalogue description. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 33 pages; Foreword by R. H. Ferard. A collection of short prose pieces written by Edinburgh Academy students, "for the most part, written in the weekly composition lessons of Class 1A... aged for the most part between ten and eleven years, during the their first term in the Upper School." Includes two contributons by J. I. M. Stewart written when he would have been 11 or 12 years old. Subjects: John Innes Mackintosh Stewart (30 September 1906 – 12 November 1994) -- English literature -- Scottish writers -- Edinburgh Academy -- History -- Schools -- Scotland -- History. 33p. 18cm. Item #223234

Price: €195.00