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Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers and Other Poems
by Aytoun, William Edmondstoune (Text by); Sir Joseph Noel Paton and Waller H. Paton (Illustrated by)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- g
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1881. Reprint. Hardcover. g. Quarto. [12], 268pp. Contemporary gilt-stamped morocco with gold lettering on spine. Raised bands. All edges gilt. Dentelles. Marbled endpapers. Binding signed by Suttaby, London. Exquisite edition of William Edmondstoune Aytoun's main poetical work magnificently illustrated throughout by Joseph Noel Paton and Waller H. Paton. Heavy rubbing along edges of binding. Binding in overall fair to good-, interior in very good condition.
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- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33909
- Title
- Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers and Other Poems
- Author
- Aytoun, William Edmondstoune (Text by); Sir Joseph Noel Paton and Waller H. Paton (Illustrated by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - g
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- William Blackwood and Sons
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh; London
- Date Published
- 1881
- Keywords
- Scottish poems, Poets in 19th-century Scotland, Illustrated, Reference, Signed binding
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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Santa Monica, California
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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...
- 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...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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