The Book of Scottish Story: Historical, Humorous, Legendary, and Imaginative
by Clouston, William Alexander
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Kellerberrin, Western Australia, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Edinburgh: The Edinburgh Publishing Company 1884 First Edition 12mo viii,760pp double-column, 1884 VG original decorative purple gilt cloth. Front hinge a little weak, else an attractive copy. Scarce.
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Details
- Bookseller
- N & A Smiles
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1314
- Title
- The Book of Scottish Story: Historical, Humorous, Legendary, and Imaginative
- Author
- Clouston, William Alexander
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Edinburgh: The Edinburgh Publishing Company 1884 First Edition 12mo viii,760pp double-column
- Date Published
- 1884
- Keywords
- SCOTTISH FICTION ANTHOLOGY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Celtic Studies;
Terms of Sale
N & A Smiles
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About the Seller
N & A Smiles
Biblio member since 2005
Kellerberrin, Western Australia
About N & A Smiles
We are located on the Great Eastern Highway in the Central Wheatbelt town of Kellerberrin in Western Australia, 2-1/2 hours drive from Perth. We are directly opposite East Crossing Road, nestled in between the Tyre Service and the TAFE College. Public Transport is available via the Prospector & Avon Link passenger train services, or via the Goldfields Express bus service. We specialise in Collectible Paperbacks with an emphasis on Science Fiction and Crime Novels, but we also carry an extensive range of Mythology, Icelandic Sagas, Middle English Texts, Australian Exploration, Aboriginal Studies, Tolkien, Gor Books, Proto Science Fiction, Early SF Pulp Magazines and much more. Drop in for a browse and cup of coffee.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
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