Annals of The Parish; or the Chronicle of Dalmailing; During The Ministry of The Rev. Micah Balwhidder. Written by Himself. Arranged and Edited by the Author of “The Ayrshire Legatees” & c.
by [Galt, John]
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Printed for William Blackwood, 1821. FIRST EDITION, 12mo, pp. [iv], 400, 2 (ads). Later half morocco by Ramage, marbled boards, spine divided by raised bands, 2nd and 4th compartments lettered in gilt direct, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Binding unevenly sunned. A handsome example of the first edition of Scottish novelist John Galt’s best-remembered work, which reached a second edition the following year.
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- Bookseller
- McNaughtan's Bookshop (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5654
- Title
- Annals of The Parish; or the Chronicle of Dalmailing; During The Ministry of The Rev. Micah Balwhidder. Written by Himself. Arranged and Edited by the Author of “The Ayrshire Legatees” & c.
- Author
- [Galt, John]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for William Blackwood
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1821
- Keywords
- Literature Scottish
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...