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THE POETICAL WORKS OF SIR WALTER SCOTT Complete in One Volume
by Scott, Sir Walter
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Launceston, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1868. Book. Very Good. Full Leather. 4to (17 x 25cm). pp. 736; b/w portrait frontispiece, engraved title page with vignette, further engraved plates after Turner; foldout copy of "Still on the Spot" in Scott's hand. Fine red calf leather binding, highly decorated spine in gilt, green spine label with gilt lettering. just a little irregular fading to the front and rear board only, very good to near fine condition. All edges marbled. Contents good and tight, just a little toning to the first few pages. A very good copy..
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- Bookseller
- Loe Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 038140
- Title
- THE POETICAL WORKS OF SIR WALTER SCOTT Complete in One Volume
- Author
- Scott, Sir Walter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Publisher
- Adam and Charles Black
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1868
- Size
- 4to (17 x 25cm)
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Loe Books
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About the Seller
Loe Books
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Launceston, Cornwall
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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....
- 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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