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The Scottish Songs; Collected and Illustrated By Robert Chambers
by Chambers, Robert
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Edinburgh: William Tate, 78 Princess Street, 1829. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 volumes. 8vo. Pp. lxxix, 274; 275-627. Bound with the half-titles. Half navy morocco over purple and black patterned cloth, gilt spine lettering and gilt outlined spine compartments and bands and floral decorations. Gilt top edges and marbled endpapers. Early ink name of previous owner to the head of each title page. Leather rubbed along board edges and a little bit around the spine edges, light foxing throughout, but overall a good, clean set in an attractive leather binding.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39649
- Title
- The Scottish Songs; Collected and Illustrated By Robert Chambers
- Author
- Chambers, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William Tate, 78 Princess Street
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1829
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...