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The Waverley Novels/ The Talisman A Tale of the Crusaders Volume Twenty-Three
by Scott, Sir Walter
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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About This Item
New York: P. F. Collier & Son, 1902. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. Publisher: P. F. Collier, 1902. Volume Twenty-Three of this Waverley Novels set. No edition specified. Illustrated-Frontispiece: 'Richard Coeur De Lion, King of England' and three more monotone plates. Also includes: "Chronicles of the Cannongate-The Two Drovers"; "My Aunt Margaret's Mirrors"; "The Tapestried Chamber"; and Death of the Laird's Jock"'. Includes Introduction, Notes, Glossary, and Index. Note references are on the foot of each page where they occur. The book is bound in olive-green buckram binding, front quite clean, black spot on back.. Gilt titles to spine and front, edges rubbed, scuffing to corners and spine ends. Sewn binding solid and tight with endband to spine head. Inner hinge partially cracked between endpapers. Endpapers clean and unmarked. Top edge gilt. Fore edge and lower edge very rough cut, some unopened pages. Pages quite clean, no marks of any kind found, no foxing, lightly toned. The Waverly Novels are a long series of novels by Sir Walter Scott, the Magnum Opus 48 volume set being published between 1829-1833, with all subsequent sets based on that set until the standard modern edition, a thirty-volume set, was published. The early novels dealt with phases of Scottish history characterizing ordinary people, often using regional dialect; later novels were historical novels, published between 1814-1832. The novel in this volume, "The Talisman" was first published in 1825, set during 11911 in Syria. 490 pages. 8vo. 1902, P. F. Collier & Son.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 029545
- Title
- The Waverley Novels/ The Talisman A Tale of the Crusaders Volume Twenty-Three
- Author
- Scott, Sir Walter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- P. F. Collier & Son
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1902
- Size
- 8vo - over 7
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- CLASSICS SCOTLAND CLASSIC FICTION ROMANCE CRUSADES
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- A.N.
- The book is pristine and free of any defects, in the same condition as ...
- 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...
- 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....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Unopened
- A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Endband
- Endbands, also called headbands or tailbands, are portions of colored material sewn or adhered at the head and tail of a book...
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