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The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart.
by Sir Walter Scott
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+/none
- Seller
-
San Rafael, California, United States
Item Price
£28.40£17.04
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About This Item
This amazing volume is illustrated with lovely full-page engravings, along with all of Scott's introductions, notes and appendices. The leather binding is scuffed and bumped along edges, but still very lovely to look at and handle. Five raised ribs on the spine. Beautifully marbled endpapers. There is a great dedication on the FFEP to a student, Edward Noyes, who was presented this volume in recognition of the "First prize of the prize declamation" in the year 1856 by the preceptor and teachers of Farmington Academy that would one day become the University of Maine. Ephemera found in the book is the program for that year's Prize Declamation that includes the name of Noyes as one of the many readers at the ceremony! ( See photos. Astounding!)
The front hinge is cracked and very loose and should be handled with care. Rear hinge is fine. Pages show some browning with age and occasional foxing on endpapers.
All proceeds benefit The Friends of the San Anselmo Library. No expedited shipping outside of the United States.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Town Books of San Anselmo
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 345
- Title
- The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart.
- Author
- Sir Walter Scott
- Illustrator
- Keating
- Format/Binding
- Tooled brown leather with gilt titles
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- none
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Phillips, Sampson & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1855
- Pages
- 840
- Size
- 6 1/2 x 9 1/2
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Poetry, British Poets
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Town Books of San Anselmo
Biblio member since 2020
San Rafael, California
About Town Books of San Anselmo
Town Books is run by volunteers for the benefit of the San Anselmo Library, San Anselmo, CA. All titles are donated and go through a thorough accession process to ensure that the books are clean and in a good reading state. Selected titles of rare and vintage books are reserved for our online sales with Biblio.com.
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- Cracked
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- Hinge
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