History of Scottish Seals from the Eleventh to the Seventeenth Century, with Upwards of Two Hundred Illustrations Derived from the Finest and Most Interesting Examples Extant. Vol. I. The Royal Seals of Scotland
by Walter de Gray Birch
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
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STILLWATER, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Stirling / London: Eneas Mackay / T. Fisher Unwin, 1905. First Edition . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Volume 1 only. 95pp., (i), 53 number plates. All called for plates are present and in overall very good condition, with several plates admitting to minor spotting to "margin" areas. Bound in full red cloth, with gilt lettering to spine and gilt decoration and lettering to front cover. Volume admits to several bumps to extremities, along with some medium wear and soiling to exterior, with a little heavier soiling in a few places. Gilt to covers remains largely easy to read, though is a little faded and rubbed. A little spacing to front hinge and binding a little tender. A previous bookseller description with a short ink-note is pasted to front paste-down. Endpapers are browned. Mild tanning and foxing to pages, though not to the many plates. Overall, a good, user friendly copy
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- Bookseller
- Henry Stachyra, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 034382
- Title
- History of Scottish Seals from the Eleventh to the Seventeenth Century, with Upwards of Two Hundred Illustrations Derived from the Finest and Most Interesting Examples Extant. Vol. I. The Royal Seals of Scotland
- Author
- Walter de Gray Birch
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Eneas Mackay / T. Fisher Unwin
- Place of Publication
- Stirling / London
- Date Published
- 1905
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- seals Europe Scotland
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art/Architecture/Photography;
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Henry Stachyra, Bookseller
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STILLWATER, Minnesota
About Henry Stachyra, Bookseller
Welcome to Henry Stachyra, Bookseller. We are a family owned business, specializing in scholarly used, out-of-print and rare books. We bring 18 years of experience to buying and selling second-hand books. Our primary specialties are theology and philosophy, medieval studies and patristics. However, we also sell books in many other categories, especially scholarly.
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