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The Talisman: A Tale of the Crusaders
by Sir Walter Scott | Simon Harmon Vedder (Illustrated by)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: David McKay Company. Hardcover. First Edition. Undated. 6 x 8.75in. xxi. 388pp. + 12 color plates. Publisher's cloth boards with gilt titling and decoration. NEAR FINE in Very Good dust jacket protected in a removable archival cover. The book itself shows a hint of shelf rubbing along the edges, else Fine/As New having been exceptionally well preserved. The dust jacket shows marginal shelf rubbing along the edges, several very short closed tears and hints of chipping, spine lightly tanned, otherwise remains bright and distinct. As pictured.
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- Bookseller
- North Books: Used & Rare
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- L559
- Title
- The Talisman: A Tale of the Crusaders
- Author
- Sir Walter Scott | Simon Harmon Vedder (Illustrated by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- David McKay Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
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Glossary
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
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