George Routledge & Sons, 1877. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1877. The Steel Plate Edition. 344 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with black and gilt decoration. Shaky binding due to severe cracking to front hinge and gutters between pages 128 and 129, as well as 304 and 305. All pages remain attached. Pages are mildly tanned, but text remains clear. Boards have moderate shelf-wear, with noticeable corner bumping and some scuffing to edges. Spine is severely sunned, with noticeable crushing and visible splitting to ends. Faint black marks overall. Gilt is bright.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1665127600OLB
Title: The Black Dwarf And A Legend Of Montrose
Author: Sir Walter Scott
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: George Routledge & Sons
Date Published: 1877

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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...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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...
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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....
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...