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Rokeby; A Poem
by Walter Scott
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Printed for A. Constable and Co. and John Ballantyne and Co. , 1813. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5" . None . A bright leather bound fifth edition of Walter Scott's narrative poem in six cantos. Popular author Walter Scott's narrative poem in six cantos, set in Teesdale during the English Civil War. Featuring detailed antiquarian notes by the author. The fifth edition of this work, which was published first in the same year by John Ballantyne. The poem was both a popular and critical success, widely recognised as Scott's best poem to date, and praised for its vigorous and well-conducted story and for the work's moral beauty. Rebound in half calf binding over marbled boards, renewed endpapers, half title present. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear, minor sunning to spine. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting affecting the first and last few leaves and odd page, otherwise pages generally clean with some age toning, as usual with the type of paper used. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 821A55
- Title
- Rokeby; A Poem
- Author
- Walter Scott
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for A. Constable and Co. and John Ballantyne and Co.
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1813
- Size
- 8.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- walter scott poetry leather poetry
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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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.
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- 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....
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Leaves
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Marbled boards
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- Calf
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