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The Poetical Works, with introduction and notes
by Scott, Sir Walter
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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DORCHESTER, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London and New York: Frederick Warne & Co.. Hardback. Good. nd, c. 1887; 8vo, pp viii, [ii], 758; full prize calf gilt with the emblem of Liverpool College gilt on the front board and the related prize label to "Robertson" for "Writing" inside; marbled edges and end papers, slight rubbing on the outer edges and the ends of the spine; front board slightly cracked internally but still very firm; occasional light foxing but generally a very good copy in a handsome calf binding.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Chesil Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000007
- Title
- The Poetical Works, with introduction and notes
- Author
- Scott, Sir Walter
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London and New York
- Weight
- 2.08 lbs
- Keywords
- poetry; poems; literature; historical poems; leather binding English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature and Language - Chesil 3;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Chesil Books
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DORCHESTER, Dorset
About Chesil Books
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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
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