Eric Linklater — The Cornerstones a Conversation in Elysium

London, Macmillan & Co, 1942. Cloth. A smart edition of 'The Cornerstones' by Eric Linklater. Eric Robert Russell Linklater (March 8, 1899-November 7, 1974) was a Scottish writer, known for more than 20 novels, as well as short stories, travel writing and autobiography, and military history. He was born in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, but was educated in Aberdeen. He was brought up principally in Orkney, and identified strongly with the islands. He was initially a medical student and then went into journalism, becoming a full time writer in the 1930s. He stood, unsuccessfully, in the East Fife by-election of 1933 as the National Party of Scotland candidate. In the original publisher's cloth binding with the original dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Minor shelfwear to the boards. Minor egdewear to the dustwrapper with a little sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.