Edinburgh: Adam & Charles Black, 1857. Epic poem of Robert Bruce and his return to Scotland, nicely illustrated with wood engravings by J. W Whymper & Edmund Evans from designs by Birket Foster and John Gilbert; finely engraved frontispiece & title page after designs by J.M.W. Turner. Finely but austerely bound in full crushed red morocco by MacLehose of Glasgow, gilt titling, all edges gilt, interior dentelle, marbled endsheets. Shows light wear, minor rubbing to the spine & corners, small spot on spine; engraved armorial (just a crest & motto) bookplate of one Walter King, of the family of the Earl of Kingston, in Ireland. Text clean; [4], 367 pages, historical notes.. Later Printing. Full Leather. Very Good. Illus. by Foster, Birket & John Gilbert. 5½" by 8".

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Bookseller: Bookworks MWABA, IOBA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: u4097
Title: The Lord of the Isles
Author: Scott, Sir Walter
Illustrator: Foster, Birket & John Gilbert
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Edition: Later Printing
Publisher: Adam & Charles Black
Place of Publication: Edinburgh
Date Published: 1857
Keywords: Poetry, Epic, Robert the Bruce, Scotland

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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....
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Dentelle: Borders on the inner edge of a book with a lacy pattern, most often gilt. Popular in France during the 18th century on covers of...
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...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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...
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...
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...