Annals of Hawick. A.D. M. CC. XIV. -A.D. M. DCCC. XIV, With an Appendix Containing Biographical Sketches, and Other Illustrative Documents
by Wilson, James
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Thomas George Stevenson., 1850 First edition in hardcover with blindstamped decorated boards. Steel engraved frontispiece and half-title page. 398 pp. Footnotes. Front hinge is partially cracked but binding is solid. The boards and spine show some rubbing and light soiling, there is a name and date on the front endpaper (Andrew Anderson, Woodburn, 6 October 1859), the half-title page and frontispiece have a water stain to the top and foredges. Overall a good copy of a very scarce book in the first edition. Good.
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- Bookseller
- Ken Jackson (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 245664
- Title
- Annals of Hawick. A.D. M. CC. XIV. -A.D. M. DCCC. XIV, With an Appendix Containing Biographical Sketches, and Other Illustrative Documents
- Author
- Wilson, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Publisher
- Thomas George Stevenson.
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1850
- Keywords
- HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN|ENGLAND IRELAND LOCAL
- Bookseller catalogs
- History of Great Britain;
Terms of Sale
Ken Jackson
Any book may be returned for any reason. If not as described we will pay shipping both ways.
About the Seller
Ken Jackson
Biblio member since 2005
Calgary, Alberta
About Ken Jackson
We are a family business and have been involved in books since 1971.
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- 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,...
- 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.