Peveril of the Peak; Quentin Durward: Illustrated Sterling Edition
by Scott, Sir Walter
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Minus/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Milwaukee , Wisconsin, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: D. Estes and Company 455pp. No date. Front hinge is weak. Boards have some scuffing. Front board has a slight bend. Tips are rubbed. Spine ends are bumped and rubbed. Inside boards and endpapers have are toning and have light foxing. Top edge gilt has light scratches. One signature is partially open. Spine is cocked and is quite shaken. Rear board has some air bubbling. Text is unmarked.. Unknown. Hard Cover. Good Minus/No Dust Jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Recycled Records and Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11423
- Title
- Peveril of the Peak; Quentin Durward: Illustrated Sterling Edition
- Author
- Scott, Sir Walter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Minus
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- Unknown
- Publisher
- D. Estes and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Keywords
- ANTIQUARIAN AND RARE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian and Rare;
Terms of Sale
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....