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Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart.: Comprising The Lay of the Last Minstrel; Marmion; The Lady of the Lake; Vision of Don Roderick; Rokeby; The Bridal of Triermain; The Lord of the Isles; Ballads, Songs, and Lyrical Pieces
by Sir Walter Scott
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-
- Seller
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Plano, Texas, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Gorgeous collection of Scott's poetry! Marbled boards, text block edges, and endpapers. Brown leather spinestrip and corners, with stamping on corners and spine, as well as gilt and four raised ribs on spine. B&W illustrated plates. Protective tissue on frontispiece is intact.
FON on FFEP.
Cover shows rubbing and wear, especially on edges and corners. Pages are age tanned with some bent corners.
FON on FFEP.
Cover shows rubbing and wear, especially on edges and corners. Pages are age tanned with some bent corners.
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Details
- Bookseller
- PWK Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- G31
- Title
- Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart.
- Author
- Sir Walter Scott
- Illustrator
- Corbould
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Routledge, Warne, & Routledge
- Place of Publication
- London, New York
- Date Published
- 1861
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- scott
- Bookseller catalogs
- PWK Poetry; Works of Sir Walter Scott;
Terms of Sale
PWK Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
PWK Books
Biblio member since 2020
Plano, Texas
About PWK Books
Independent seller of antiquarian books. Prices as listed. PWK Books sells exclusively through Biblio.
Will be closed December 15-January 1.
Will be closed December 15-January 1.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Age Tanned
- Age tanning, or browning, occurs over time on the pages of books. This process can show up on just the edges of pages, when...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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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