SCOTS MINSTRELSIE: A National Monument of Scottish Song (6 vols)
by Greig, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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About This Item
Edinburgh: T. C. & E. C. Jack, Grange Publishing Works Book. Illus. by With a Gallery of Authentic Portraits, and Illustrations After Wilkie, Duncan, Faed, Harvey, Bough, and Others.. Very Good. Half-Leather and Moire Silk. Folio. n.d.: C. 1900. A beautiful edition in brown leather and indigo-brown moire, gilt heads, marbled eps and pastedowns, with gilt lettering and elements on front covers and along backstrips. Some scuffing to leather at corners and crown and foot of spines; some occasional signs of sunning to covers, and some occasional mild soiling and scratching to covers. Volume 2 front hinge split and backstrip detached from spine (with fep and first blank loose but present); vol 2 cover still in one piece and holding to rear hinge. Volume 3 rear hinge starting (and rear cover with some scratching). Volume 4 hinges starting. Overall, pages clean and bindings solid. Montreal Books rating system: 1. Fine 2. Near Fine 3. Very Good 4. Good 5. Fair..
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- Bookseller
- Montreal Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016271
- Title
- SCOTS MINSTRELSIE: A National Monument of Scottish Song (6 vols)
- Author
- Greig, John
- Illustrator
- With a Gallery of Authentic Portraits, and Illustrations After Wilkie, Duncan, Faed, Harvey, Bough, and Others.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- T. C. & E. C. Jack, Grange Publishing Works
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Size
- Folio
- Bookseller catalogs
- Music; Antiquarian & Leather-Bound Books;
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