The Royal Route. Summer Tours in the Western Highlands and Islands of Scotland by the Royal Mail Steamers, "Columba," "Iona," &c. of David MacBrayne, Ltd
by David MacBrayne
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- A very good copy, corners worn with minor loss of cloth, spine ends with a few tiny tears, some spotting to rear board, and a sm
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East Jewett, New York, United States
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About This Item
Glasgow: Thos. Foreman & Sons, Printers, 1907. Revised edition. Cloth. A very good copy, corners worn with minor loss of cloth, spine ends with a few tiny tears, some spotting to rear board, and a small tear along the fore edge of a few leaves (not affecting text or drawings); binding tight.. 156 + 32 pp. Illus. with 10 color plates, 4 b/w plates, 30 b/w photos, 37 in-text drawings, and 1 map (two page). 12mo. Scotland Guide Book of David MacBrayne, Ltd. with descriptions of the sights plus list of tours, prices, times. Scarce. RLIN shows copies at Grolier Club, Penn State, and Huntington Lib.
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- Bookseller
- Kaaterskill Books, ABAA/ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28226
- Title
- The Royal Route. Summer Tours in the Western Highlands and Islands of Scotland by the Royal Mail Steamers, "Columba," "Iona," &c. of David MacBrayne, Ltd
- Author
- David MacBrayne
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - A very good copy, corners worn with minor loss of cloth, spine ends with a few tiny tears, some spotting to rear board, and a sm
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Thos. Foreman & Sons, Printers
- Place of Publication
- Glasgow
- Date Published
- 1907
- Keywords
- , Nautical, Exploration & Travel, Nautical, Hebrides, Highlands, Scotland, Guidebooks, Travel, Travel, Thos. Foreman & Sons, Glasgow Imprints, David MacBrayne, Ltd., Royal Mail Steamers, Publisher's Bindings,
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Kaaterskill Books, ABAA/ILAB
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East Jewett, New York
About Kaaterskill Books, ABAA/ILAB
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Glossary
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- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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