THE LADY OF THE LAKE. A Poem
by Scott, Walter. Illustrated by John Gilbert
- Used
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Henry Carey Baird, 1856. Leather. Very Good+. John Gilbert. 1856, Philadelphia. A Very Good+copy. 4to., 344 pp., with 7 engraved plates designed by John Gilbert and engraved by Albert W. Graham. Bound in full leather with design stamped in black, titled in gilt on spine and front board, boards beveled. All edges gilt. End pages coated brown. Light edge wear mostly at tips and joints. Hinges strong, text remarkably clean. A very attractive copy.
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- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31355
- Title
- THE LADY OF THE LAKE. A Poem
- Author
- Scott, Walter. Illustrated by John Gilbert
- Illustrator
- John Gilbert
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Henry Carey Baird
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1856
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About the Seller
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Rougemont, North Carolina
About Frey Fine Books
Antiquarian bookseller, with over 15 years experience.
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- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- 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....