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The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart.
by Sir Walter Scott
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1882. Leather. Very Good. 10" by 7". Various. A highly decorative edition of the works of Sir Walter Scott, illustrated throughout and presented in a detailed Bickers binding. In a full calf Bickers binding, with gilt detail to the boards and spine. Royal octavo. With an engraved title page, twenty four engraved plates, a folding facsimile plate and many vignette illustrations. Tissue guards have been discarded. A comprehensive edition of Scott's poetical works, containing notes by J. G. Lockhart and a number of works not previously printed in earlier editions. In a calf binding by Bickers. Externally generally smart with rubbing to the boards and extremities, resulting in some loss to the leather. The odd mark to the board. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with just the odd spot. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 865K4
- Title
- The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart.
- Author
- Sir Walter Scott
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Adam and Charles Black
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1882
- Size
- 10" by 7"
- Keywords
- Bickers Sir Walter Scott Poetry Sir Walter Scott
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
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