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Glasgow. Past and Present: Illustrated in Dean of Guil Court Reports, and in the Reminiscences and Communications of Senex, Aliquis. J. R.
by SENEX, Aliqus, etc
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Without Dust Wrapper (As Issued)
- Seller
-
GALSTON, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Glasgow, Scotland: Printed by Private Subscription. James MacMan, 1851. 1st Edition . Leather Binding. Very Good/Without Dust Wrapper (As Issued). 8vo - 7.75 to 9.75" tall. Very Good - Two volume set in three quarter green leather with 5 raised bands and gilt decoration down the spine, green cloth boards, marbled endpapers with gilt at the head of the text block. Corners bumped and rounded, wear to the extremities of the leather with small blemishes of volume I,title page on volume I has what appears to be a stain across the top but this is not present on any other pages, rest of contents of both volumes clean, bright and tight. As this item weighs over 1kg when packed additional postage will be required for delivery outside of the United Kingdom.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Loudoun Books Ltd.
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013412
- Title
- Glasgow. Past and Present: Illustrated in Dean of Guil Court Reports, and in the Reminiscences and Communications of Senex, Aliquis. J. R.
- Author
- SENEX, Aliqus, etc
- Format/Binding
- Leather Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Without Dust Wrapper (As Issued)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed by Private Subscription. James MacMan
- Place of Publication
- Glasgow, Scotland
- Date Published
- 1851
- Size
- 8vo - 7.75 to 9.75" tall
- Weight
- 3.81 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Loudoun Books Ltd.
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives damaged or not as described. UK Standard delivery is Free. The Shipping Matrix is compiled for a package weighing 1kg. Additional postage will be sought for packages over 1kg for UK Expedited, UK Express of Overseas delivery.
About the Seller
Loudoun Books Ltd.
Biblio member since 2022
GALSTON, East Ayrshire
About Loudoun Books Ltd.
Loudoun Books Ltd. was formed on 15 February 2011, although we had been selling at book fairs and through online marketplaces, for approximately 10 years prior to that. Based in Ayrshire, Scotland we specialise Scottish interest, rare, collectable, First Edition and out of print books.
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- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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