Marmion; A Tale Of Flodden Field (First Printing, Second Issue With 3 Cancels)
by Scott, Walter
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
Edinburgh / London: Archibald Constable And Company / William Miller, 1808. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fair. 4To. Pp. 5 P.L., 377, Cxxvi. Lacking Half-Title.First Edition, First Impression, Second State (With 3 Cancels Mounted On Stubs, B1, X3 And C1, Retaining Error "First Lerges"). One Of A Total Of 2000 Copies Printed, The Cancels Inserted In Later Copies Of This Printing. Todd & Bowden 28Aa In Corrected State. Text Near Fine, Clean And Square, No Foxing. Bound In Early Nineteenth Century Full Calf, Red Morocco Spine Label, Gilt, All Compartments Elaborately Gilt, Covers With Elaborate Gilt Borders And Edges; Light Blue Stain To Page Edges; Marbled Endpapers.Text Pages 10 3/4" X 8 1/4", Slightly Cut Down When Bound. Covers Worn, Frayed At Corners And Ends Of Spine, Front Cover Detached With Front Two Endpapers, Three Tape Ghosts At Front Gutter, Bookplate Of Walter Scott Collector Oliver Brett, Later The 3Rd Viscount Esher; Additional Bookplate On Facing Endpaper, And Inscription "To Pat From Tinkle December 31, 1935" On Ssecond Front Endpaper. International Postage At Usps Priority Mail Box Rate.
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- Bookseller
- Arroyo Seco Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 036901
- Title
- Marmion; A Tale Of Flodden Field (First Printing, Second Issue With 3 Cancels)
- Author
- Scott, Walter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Archibald Constable And Company / William Miller
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh / London
- Date Published
- 1808
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Antiquarian Books and Leather-Bound Books;
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Arroyo Seco Books
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About Arroyo Seco Books
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- 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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Second State
- used in book collecting to refer to a first edition, but after some change has been made in the printing, such as a correction,...
- 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...
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