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The Complete Works of Robert Burns
by Burns, Robert (1759-1796)
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
-
East Granby, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Wm. W. Swayne, 1870. Undated [1870]. Externally rubbed but attractive copy of this collection of Burns' works. Green textured cloth (made to look like morocco leather) over beveled boards, gilt spine lettering and decoration, top edge gilt, 405 pages plus publisher's catalogue. Extremitied rubbed with some fraying to the corners and spine ends, joints good, front hinge internally lightly cracked but secure, text block sound, gift notation from 1870 on preliminary blank, pages age-browned but clean, no other markings.. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027415
- Title
- The Complete Works of Robert Burns
- Author
- Burns, Robert (1759-1796)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Publisher
- Wm. W. Swayne
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1870
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- SCOTTISH POETS POEMS POETRY SCOTLAND
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Literary History;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
We pack well and ship promptly. Returns: Books may be returned for refund of purchase price within seven days provided prior notification is given and the books are returned in the same condition as when shipped.
About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
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