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TALES AND SKETCHES BY THE ETTRICK SHEPHERD - 6 VOL. SET (COMPLETE) WITH THE POETICAL WORKS OF THE ETTRICK SHEPHERD - 5 VOL. SET (COMPLETE)
by James Hogg (The Ettrick Sheherd) illustrated by D. O. Hill
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Blue Hill, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Glasgow: Blackie and Sons, c. 1860. Full leather. Fair. 4 x 7 in. Finely bound in brown calf with spine labels, gilt inner dentelle, gilt upper text edges, marbled endpapers. Condition is FAIR ; all have either detached boards or close to it. Spines all good with a little wear to heads. Text bindings are tight. Title pgs a bit toned, text bright and unmarked. Poet. Stax.
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- Bookseller
- Andre Strong Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52806
- Title
- TALES AND SKETCHES BY THE ETTRICK SHEPHERD - 6 VOL. SET (COMPLETE) WITH THE POETICAL WORKS OF THE ETTRICK SHEPHERD - 5 VOL. SET (COMPLETE)
- Author
- James Hogg (The Ettrick Sheherd) illustrated by D. O. Hill
- Format/Binding
- Full leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Blackie and Sons
- Place of Publication
- Glasgow
- Date Published
- c. 1860
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Dentelle
- Borders on the inner edge of a book with a lacy pattern, most often gilt. Popular in France during the 18th century on covers of...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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....
- 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...
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