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Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border Consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads Collected in the Southern Counties of Scotland
by Scott, Sir Walter
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See Notes
- Seller
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North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Edinburgh, Scotland: James Ballantyne, 1812. Hardcover. See Notes. Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border Consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads Collected in the Southern Counties of Scotland, Scott, Sir Walter. Complete in 3 Volumes. James Ballantyne, Edinburgh, 1812. Fifth edition. 282,434,471pp. Bound in full brown calf leather with decorated gilt stamped spines and board edges. Marbled pages edges and endpapers. Blue reading ribbon. Owner's bookplate to front pastedown of each volume. Volume 1 has cracked hinge but still holding; remainder of binding is secure in all 3 volumes. Light foxing marks to preliminaries with a few pin prick size foxing marks outside of text block. Pages remain clean, bright without tears or folds. Light rubbing and wear to boards and edges. Minstrelsy marked Scott's true literary debut, written and published as a collection of the traditional ballads that Scott had been collecting in yearly trips to the Borders since 1792.
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- Bookseller
- Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA)
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001741
- Title
- Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border Consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads Collected in the Southern Counties of Scotland
- Author
- Scott, Sir Walter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - See Notes
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- James Ballantyne
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Date Published
- 1812
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- RARE AND COLLECTIBLE; POETRY AND DRAMA; FINE PRESS AND FOLIOS;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA)
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North Vancouver, British Columbia
About Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA)
Welcome! BACK LANE BOOKS is home to thousands of carefully selected antiquarian, rare and used books. Visitors are welcome - please phone ahead to make an appointment. I strive to provide accurate descriptions of each listing and I always include my own photographs of the item for sale. Appraisals are also available. Colleen Croft.
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- Bookplate
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- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Text Block
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
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