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The Journal of Sir Walter Scott from the Original Manuscript at Abbotsford. Two volumes
by Scott, Sir Walter
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Arvada, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1891. Hardcover. Very Good. fl. Two volumes in green cloth, top edges gilt, gilt titles on spine. Appendix & fold-out tissue map at end of vol. I; appendix & index at end of vol. II. Frontis portraits with offsetting on facing page. 416 & 517 pp. Shelf wear at top & bottom of spine, some through to board. Some missing cloth at top of spine. One-inch tear on margin of one page. Hinges are tight but endpapers have narrow chips at gutter, especially in volume 1. No statement of edition: 1891 on title pages. No international expedited shipping.
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- Bookseller
- Old Algonquin Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8199
- Title
- The Journal of Sir Walter Scott from the Original Manuscript at Abbotsford. Two volumes
- Author
- Scott, Sir Walter
- Illustrator
- fl
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- David Douglas
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1891
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Journals
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction & Literature;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Old Algonquin Books
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About the Seller
Old Algonquin Books
Biblio member since 2006
Arvada, Colorado
About Old Algonquin Books
Old Algonquin Books. owned by John and Helen Dunning, was an open store in Denver from 1984-1994. and has been an online business since then. Member: Rocky Mountain Antiquarian Booksellers Association (RMABA).All books with dust jackets have removable mylar covers on the jackets unless otherwise noted. First edition also means first printing unless otherwise noted.
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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....
- Shelf Wear
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- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
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- 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...
- 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...
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