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The Lady of the Lake
by Scott, Walter
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Edinburgh & London: John Ballantyne and Co. & Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, and W. Miller, 1810. This is a Near Fine copy of the Second Edition (stated), presented in a modern full-leather binding. Red smooth calf, ruled on the boards. Four raised bands on the spine, with ruling and titling in gilt. Clean text; 433 pages; new endpapers. The first original endpaper has a gift inscription dated 1880. A small spot on the front cover lowere the grade a bit from Fine.. Second Edition. Full-Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005814
- Title
- The Lady of the Lake
- Author
- Scott, Walter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- John Ballantyne and Co. & Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, and W. Miller
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh & London
- Date Published
- 1810
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classic English Literature;
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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