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The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland

by SCOTT, SIR WALTER

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london: Longman hurst rees orme and brown, 1814. Book. Very Good. Half-Leather. 1st Edition. Large Quarto. Two (2) volumes in contemporary half brown calf rebacked and preserving original gilt over marbled boards. Marbled edges. Engraved titles and 94 engraved plates. Extremities worn and some staining to edge of vol 1. Sporadic foxing but mostly to prelims and margins. Generally clean attractive set.

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Title
The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland
Author
SCOTT, SIR WALTER
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Longman hurst rees orme and brown
Place of Publication
london
Date Published
1814
Size
Large Quarto

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Edges
The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Quarto
The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
Marbled boards
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Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Rebacked
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Calf
Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...

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