Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1866. pp. 359.,12mo. Finely bound in full crimson morocco with marbled foredges,The boards are double ruled in gilt with florets in the corners. The spine is in compartments, blocked in gilt, with a morocco spine label. The binding is signed 'J. B. Hawes, Cambridge'. The contents are exceptionally bright and quite unmarked. There is a small abrasion near the base of the spine, and the board edges show a trace of rubbing. There is small, one inch, black mark to the rear board, and some very light general scuffing to the boards. The hinges and joints are tight. Overall, in very good condition, and most handsome in appearance. This is the eighteenth edition, bound as a prize binding with crests embossed in gilt on the front and rear boards.

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Bookseller: BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 9900030183
Title: LAYS OF THE SCOTTISH CAVALIERS and other poems
Author: AYTOUN, William Edmonstone
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: William Blackwood and Sons
Place of Publication: Edinburgh and London
Date Published: 1866
Keywords: Bindings;Prize bindings;Scotland;Poet;Literature;;;;
Bookseller catalogs: Poetry;

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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...
Morocco: Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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....
Spine Label: The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of 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...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.