Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland; with an Illustrative Glossary of the Scottish Dialect 2 Volumes
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor
- Seller
-
Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London Glasgow & Edinburgh: William Mackenzie Volumes I and IV. Boards rubbed and damp stained, corners bumped and chipped, spine ends and edges bumped and chipped with closed tears to spine ends, spines with thin gilt bands and gilt lettering in red title box, spines sunned and chipped, closed edges chipped at corner of Volume 1 at foot, light foxing to endpapers, frontispiece entitled 'The Vacant Chair' and illustrated fly-title page, frontispiece in Volume IV entitled, 'Kate Kennedy', printed in 2-column format, full page illustrations throughout, pp clean, unmarked, text clear to read, Glossary to the rear of Volume IV, pp secure in binding.. Half - Leather. Poor. 4to Thick.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookcase (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 74378
- Title
- Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland; with an Illustrative Glossary of the Scottish Dialect 2 Volumes
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Publisher
- William Mackenzie
- Place of Publication
- London Glasgow & Edinburgh
- Bookseller catalogs
- Scotland;
- Size
- 4to Thick
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Bookcase
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Bookcase
Biblio member since 2009
Carlisle, Cumbria
About Bookcase
A Georgian four-floor antiquarian bookshop in Carlisle's historic quarter specialising in Cumbria, Scotland, Mountaineering and rare finds. We are a friendly business, which was started by a local family and is run by friendly and experienced team members.
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- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- 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...
- 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....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...