Thistledown : A Book of Scotch Humour, Character, Folk-Lore, Story and Anecdote
by Ford, Robert
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Bristol, Avon, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Alexander Gardner, Paisley, 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: John Duncan. Publisher's original cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine and upper panel, top edge gilt, fore and lower edges untrimmed. 463 pages, index. Sixteen mounted colour plates. Clean, tight and sound copy, some mild foxing, binding slightly rubbed, a little fraying at spine ends Ownership Inscription. Size approx. 8" by 6.5" Illustrator: John Duncan. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Humour; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 27042. .
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- Bookseller
- Steve Liddle
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27042
- Title
- Thistledown : A Book of Scotch Humour, Character, Folk-Lore, Story and Anecdote
- Author
- Ford, Robert
- Illustrator
- John Duncan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Alexander Gardner
- Place of Publication
- Paisley
- Date Published
- 1913
- Keywords
- BZDB28 scottish scots scottish alba Humour; Thistledown A Book of Scotch Humour Character FolkLore Story and Anecdote Ford Robert
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About the Seller
Steve Liddle
Biblio member since 2009
Bristol, Avon
About Steve Liddle
Full time bookseller since 1982. Bookshops in Bristol and Bath ( as Patterson & Liddle )1982- 2006. Member ABA ILAB PBFA. Regular exhibitor at major UK bookfairs.
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- Top Edge Gilt
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
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