Sketches Of The Wild Sports & Natural History Of The Highlands
by Charles St. John
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Burntisland, Fife, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
UK: John Murray, 1878. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8" x 5.5" Half bound in dark blue leather on blue marbled boards with marbled end papers. Gilt titling to banded spine. The spine has faded to a rich brown. The fine binding has replaced the original green cloth binding with fine gilt decoration and titling which is pasted to the endpapers.Tight and clean copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hanselled Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 81647
- Title
- Sketches Of The Wild Sports & Natural History Of The Highlands
- Author
- Charles St. John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 1878
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Terms of Sale
Hanselled Books
A full refund, including postage will be processed on all books returned within 14 days. An extended period of 4 weeks will be allowed on books returned from outside the UK.
About the Seller
Hanselled Books
Biblio member since 2008
Burntisland, Fife
About Hanselled Books
Hanselled Books has been providing Quality Online Service since 2002. We were an exclusively web based business but in October 2009 we opened retail premises in Burntisland Fife, allowing us to expand the range of books on offer.We stock a range of second-hand and new books; we are particularly strong in Scottish Interest and difficult to find titles. With over 16,000 book titles in stock we are sure you will find something to suit your wants.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- 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...
- Marbled boards
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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....
- Half Bound
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