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THE GENTLE SHEPHERD, A Scotch Pastoral
by Ramsay, Allan; attempted in English by Margaret Turner
- Used
- fair
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
London: T. Bensley, 1790. 1st edition. Leather. Fair. A Fair copy. 8vo., viii, xi, (iii), 103 (206) pp (with each page, recto and verso numbered the same, so, 11,11 (turn) 12,12, etc.). Bound in quarter leather and marbled paper boards. Boards heavily worn, with tips rubbed down. Front board hanging from the cords. Sondley Reference Library book plate, with blind stamp on the title page, and call number on spine.
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- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30597
- Title
- THE GENTLE SHEPHERD, A Scotch Pastoral
- Author
- Ramsay, Allan; attempted in English by Margaret Turner
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- T. Bensley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1790
Terms of Sale
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Frey Fine Books
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Rougemont, North Carolina
About Frey Fine Books
Antiquarian bookseller, with over 15 years experience.
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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....
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
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