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The Songs of Scotland, Ancient and Modern; With an Introduction and Notes, Historical and Critical, and Characters of the Lyric Poets. In Four Volumes.
by Cunningham, Allan
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed for John Taylor, 1825. FIRST EDITION, 4 vols., 8vo, pp. [iii]-vii, [i], 352; viii, 352; viii, 352; [iii]-xii, 364. Contemporary calf, spines divided by raised bands between gilt rules, dark green morocco labels, 2nd compartments lettered direct in gilt, edges sprinkled red and blue. A little scattered spotting, one leaf in vol. 4 torn without loss. Somewhat rubbed and marked, some joints starting. Bookplate of J. O. Todd to pastedowns, a couple of marginal pencil annotations, small musical score slip in 2 parts loosely inserted.
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Details
- Bookseller
- McNaughtan's Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5959
- Title
- The Songs of Scotland, Ancient and Modern; With an Introduction and Notes, Historical and Critical, and Characters of the Lyric Poets. In Four Volumes.
- Author
- Cunningham, Allan
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for John Taylor
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1825
- Keywords
- Art & Architecture Scottish
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
McNaughtan's Bookshop
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About the Seller
McNaughtan's Bookshop
Biblio member since 2018
Edinburgh, Midlothian
About McNaughtan's Bookshop
Established in 1957, McNaughtan's Bookshop is the oldest surviving secondhand and antiquarian bookshop in Scotland. Located in the basement of a listed 1820s tenement building at the top of Edinburgh's Leith Walk, we are the only open shop in Edinburgh holding membership of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association. We stock rare, antiquarian, and collectable books on all subjects, along with a substantial range of secondhand books for browsing. Our gallery space currently hosts Typewronger Books, offering new books and secondhand typewriters.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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