Picturesque Scotland: It's Romantic Scenes and Historical Associations Described in Lay and Legend, Song and Story.
by Watt, Francis
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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By Dunblane, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Frederick Warne, 1889. Decorative Cloth. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Blue cloth with decorative front cover in gold, silver and black, gilt spine is faded, yellow endpapers. Some marking to the covers, toning to the pages, browning to the blank endpapers, last page and frontispiece reverse. Slight loosening to the inner front hinge. Signature on the endpaper. Colour title and frontispiece, + 4 other plates printed in brown (including the interior of Roslin Chapel) + black and white illustrations throughout the text. Pages; VII, (1), 511, (1).
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- Bookseller
- Bensons Antiquarian Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016274
- Title
- Picturesque Scotland: It's Romantic Scenes and Historical Associations Described in Lay and Legend, Song and Story.
- Author
- Watt, Francis
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1889
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- History, Scotland
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Scottish;
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Bensons Antiquarian Books
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About the Seller
Bensons Antiquarian Books
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By Dunblane
About Bensons Antiquarian Books
We specialise in history, roman and greek classics, books dating from the 17th and 18th century, fine bindings and general second-hand stock.
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- Cloth
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