The Heart of Mid-Lothian
by Sir Walter Scott
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
-
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Marcus Ward & Co, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 512 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Heavy tanning and foxing to pages and text block edges. Cracking to hinges, with exposed netting. Heavy rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers with plate to front. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and heavy crushing to spine ends. Binding remains firm. Moderate tanning overall with dents to rear surface.
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1661456003GEO
- Title
- The Heart of Mid-Lothian
- Author
- Sir Walter Scott
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Marcus Ward & Co
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
World of Rare Books
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....