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The Setts of the Scottish Tartans With Descriptive and Historical Notes
by Stewart, Donald C
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Red cloth boards with a few minor scuffs and stains. Gilt title on spine. Binding tight, pages secure. Dust cover chipped and a few large tears. Text block is age toned, clean and unmarked. Tipped in illustration of Laird of Abercairney, and 31 full color illustrations showing representative tartans and details of tartan design. Bookseller's sticker on inside of back cover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- VFOL UsedBooks
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2112093
- Title
- The Setts of the Scottish Tartans With Descriptive and Historical Notes
- Author
- Stewart, Donald C
- Format/Binding
- Very Good
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oliver and Boyd
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1950
- Pages
- 125
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Box12
- Bookseller catalogs
- reference; Scotland;
Terms of Sale
VFOL UsedBooks
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About the Seller
VFOL UsedBooks
Biblio member since 2020
Vernon, British Columbia
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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....
- 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.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- 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...
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