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The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott: Double Foredge Painting
by Sir Walter Scott
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Features beautiful and rare double foredge painting, Pike Fishing & Salmon Fishing. Printed by M'Corquodale and Co., Limited, Cardington Street. London, N.W. With Introduction and notes. Full leather, green Morocco, with embossed cover, gilt & decorative spine, gilt edges (all sides). Marbled end sheets. Rubbing visible along spine, edges, and corners, minor staining & foxing throughout. Previous owner inscription and notes in pencil on flyleaf. Previous hinge repair and possible re-backing apparent. Text block is in tight and clean condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sun Mountain Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 36
- Title
- The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott
- Author
- Sir Walter Scott
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- The "Albion" Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne and Co.,
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- c. 1883, 1892
- Pages
- 758
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Foredge painting, poetry, fishing, Wlater Scott
Terms of Sale
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- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
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