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THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL
by Scott, Sir Walter
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London and Edinbugh: Longman, Hurst, rees, Orme and Brown; A Constable and Co.; James Ballantyne & Co, 1812. Thirteenth Edition. G+ Condition leather-bound hardcover. Octavo in full tan calf with blind stamped designs, four raised bands and gilt ruling and text on spine; all edges marbled. Gilt ruling and extensive blind stamped motifs on boards, blind stamped dentelles; paste downs and fly leaves marbled. Some shelfwear; a bit bumped and rubbed at corners, along edges and at head and tail of spine. Leather at hinges cracking, front board detatched yet present. Previous owner's book plate on front paste down. First and last few pages a little foxed. Paper pliable and bright, binding solid. Wilkie Collection. 1173684. Shelved Rockville Bookstore.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1173684
- Title
- THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL
- Author
- Scott, Sir Walter
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Thirteenth Edition
- Publisher
- Longman, Hurst, rees, Orme and Brown; A Constable and Co.; James Ballantyne & Co
- Place of Publication
- London and Edinbugh
- Date Published
- 1812
Terms of Sale
Second Story Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
DC's Oldest Rare and Used Bookstore, Second Story Books operates two open shops in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. We have a large internet presence including this website, Amazon, and Ebay, accredited appraisals member ASA, and an in house book binder. For more information go to www.secondstorybooks.com
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- 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...
- G+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good. Good is defined as "describes the average used and worn book...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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