London: Cassell's Red Library. No Date . Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Red cloth decorated in black with gilt spine lettering, spine a little sunned, all edges red, a few light internal marks, a lovely tight copy. 8vo, 322pp + 16pp catalogue (dated 1891).

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Bookseller: Mad Hatter Books (NZ)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 05H349
Title: Selections from Tales of the Borders and of Scotland
Author: WILSON, John Mackay
Format/Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: No Date
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cassell's Red Library
Place of Publication: London
Keywords: Scotland
Bookseller catalogs: General;

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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...
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...
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...
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...