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An Account of the City of Glasgow for the New Statistical Account of Scotland: City of Glasgow and Suburban Parishes of Barony and Gorbals
by MACFARLANE, Duncan; FORBES, John; LOCKHART, John; BUCHANAN, Robert; LORIMER, John; SMYTH, John; PATERSON, Nathaniel; HENDERSON, James; BROWN, Thomas; MUIR, John; BURNS, Jiohn; BLACK, W; TURNER, Alexander
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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GALSTON, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
No Name Given, 1835. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7ľ - 9ľ" tall. Good - three quarter leather binding with five raised bands, blind decoration and gilt title on the spine, marbled boards, head of the text block has been burnished. Printed date on the final page of July 1835. Corners bumped and rounded, wear to the extremities (particularly at the corners and head/tail of the spine), previous owners signature on front paste down, earlier gift dedication on the title page, pages tanned with the slightest of foxing on one or two pages otherwise contents clean, bright and tight.
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- Bookseller
- Loudoun Books Ltd.
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12944
- Title
- An Account of the City of Glasgow for the New Statistical Account of Scotland: City of Glasgow and Suburban Parishes of Barony and Gorbals
- Author
- MACFARLANE, Duncan; FORBES, John; LOCKHART, John; BUCHANAN, Robert; LORIMER, John; SMYTH, John; PATERSON, Nathaniel; HENDERSON, James; BROWN, Thomas; MUIR, John; BURNS, Jiohn; BLACK, W; TURNER, Alexander
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- No Name Given
- Date Published
- 1835
- Pages
- 141
- Size
- 8vo - over 7ľ - 9ľ\" tall
- Weight
- 0.79 lbs
Terms of Sale
Loudoun Books Ltd.
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives damaged or not as described. UK Standard delivery is Free. The Shipping Matrix is compiled for a package weighing 1kg. Additional postage will be sought for packages over 1kg for UK Expedited, UK Express of Overseas delivery.
About the Seller
Loudoun Books Ltd.
Biblio member since 2022
GALSTON, East Ayrshire
About Loudoun Books Ltd.
Loudoun Books Ltd. was formed on 15 February 2011, although we had been selling at book fairs and through online marketplaces, for approximately 10 years prior to that. Based in Ayrshire, Scotland we specialise Scottish interest, rare, collectable, First Edition and out of print books.
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- Gilt
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