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Abbotsford
by W. S. Crockett
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Adam and Charles Black, 1905. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". William Smith. A first edition of this history of Abbotsford, the one time residence of the historical novelist and poet, Walter Scott. With twenty full-page illustrations in colour by William Smith. From the Preface: "That Abbotsford merits a volume in the present series will be readily conceded." In a green cloth binding with gilt decoration to the front board, and gilt lettering to the spine. Externally, sound with slight rubbing. There is some wear to the top and tail of the spine and corners are bumped. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with some spotting to the first and last few pages. There is a bookplate to the front pastedown and an ink inscription to the recto of front free-end paper, dated 1946. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GEN27-I-6
- Title
- Abbotsford
- Author
- W. S. Crockett
- Illustrator
- William Smith
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Adam and Charles Black
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1905
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- Walter Scott William Smith Abbotsford William Smith
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- 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...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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