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THE WORKS OF ROBERT BURNS (5 VOL SET - COMPLETE)
by Robert Burns, edited by Ettrick Shepherd
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good +
- Seller
-
Blue Hill, Maine, United States
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About This Item
London: A. Fullerton and Co., c. 1867. Hardcover. Good +. Vol 1 xii, 332 pgs, index. Vol 2 x, 328 pgs. Vol 3 xi, 348 pgs. Vol 4 xv, 383 pgs. Vol 5 425 pgs. 5 x 7 in. Brown half calf with brown cloth. Tissue-protected frontis. Speckled edges to text block. Condition of books is GOOD+; Spines worn and scuffed, torn badly. All labels missing, cracked front hinges, though binding is sound. Chips, scuffs on covers, corners worn. Front hinge broken except Vol 4. Cover of Vols 1 and 3 is detached. Upper text block darkened. Owners name in ink and date, 1867, on front paste-down. Entire spine missing to Vol 3.
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- Bookseller
- Andre Strong Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2903
- Title
- THE WORKS OF ROBERT BURNS (5 VOL SET - COMPLETE)
- Author
- Robert Burns, edited by Ettrick Shepherd
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- A. Fullerton and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- c. 1867
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Andre Strong Bookseller
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Blue Hill, Maine
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- 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....
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