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Dundonald. A Contribution to Parochial History.
by GILLESPIE, James H
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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GALSTON, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Glasgow, Scotland: John Wylie and Co, 1939. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - 7.75 to 9.75" tall. Good - First edition two volume set. green paper dust wrapper, green cloth binding with gilt down the spine, map of the local area on front paste down of both volumes, volume 1 308 pages, volume 2 647 pages. Both volumes the dust wrappers are grubby down the spine with wear and chipping at the extremities, minor shelf wear to the extremities of the volumes, ex libris plate on the pre title page of each, first and last few pages have some foxing otherwise contents are clean, bright and tight.
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- Bookseller
- Loudoun Books Ltd.
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013285
- Title
- Dundonald. A Contribution to Parochial History.
- Author
- GILLESPIE, James H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- John Wylie and Co
- Place of Publication
- Glasgow, Scotland
- Date Published
- 1939
- Size
- 8vo - 7.75 to 9.75" tall
- Weight
- 2.69 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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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- Wrappers
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- Plate
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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