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Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen.
by Thomson, Thomas
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
Blackie and Son, 1874-1875, in six half volumes.. Hardcover. Very Good. Illustrated by numerous authentic portraits on steel. These six half volumes, issued as a part work over 2 years, could then be rebound by the purchaser into 3 full volumes if so desired. These half volumes have their own title pages, but volumes 1, 3 & 5 also have engraved titles for full volumes 1, 2, and 3. Half volume 6 contains printed titles for full volumes 1, 2, and 3, as well as contents pages and lists of plates. 71 of 72 steel engravings. That of Sir William Forbes of Pitsligo missing and never bound in. lPerhaps the publisher had run out of copies of the plate of Sir William Forbes. Top & tail of spine of vol 6 slightly frayed. First 3 pages of vol 3 a little foxed. A very clean, crisp set
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- Bookseller
- Gordon Hughes
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5019
- Title
- Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen.
- Author
- Thomson, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Blackie and Son, 1874-1875, in six half volumes.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- scotland biographies genealogy
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About the Seller
Gordon Hughes
Biblio member since 2009
shellharbour, New South Wales
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- Foxed
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- Plate
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
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