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WORD PICTURES.
by SCOTT, Sir Walter. Miniature book.:
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Collins Clear-Type Press, (1922).. EDITION UNKNOWN inscribed October 1922, miniature book, 76 x 54 mm, 3 x 2¼ inches (cover size including yapp edges), sepia portrait frontispiece, decorated title page, small floral decorations throughout, text and decorations printed brown, pages: (64), bound in original publisher's light brown suede (reverse calf), gilt title to upper cover and spine, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Small dark stain to lower inner corner of upper cover, neat name and date on reverse of frontispiece (no show through), a near Fine clean tight copy. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42853
- Title
- WORD PICTURES.
- Author
- SCOTT, Sir Walter. Miniature book.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- London, Collins Clear-Type Press, (1922).
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- miniature book WALTER SCOTT
Terms of Sale
Roger Middleton
We have been established booksellers for 42 years. We are a postal business only (strictly no callers). We are long-standing members of the P.B.F.A. the largest trade association for antiquarian booksellers in the UK. We wrap all our parcels in new materials and all our books are insured at our expense. Books may be returned if wrongly described, all costs will be met by us. ****PLEASE NOTE: POSTAGE WILL BE CHARGED AT COST, MEANING THAT POSTAGE WILL BE REDUCED ON PARCELS WEIGHING UNDER 1 KILO, AND IT WILL BE INCREASED ON MOST PARCELS WEIGHING MORE THAN 1 KILO****
About the Seller
Roger Middleton
Biblio member since 2010
Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Roger Middleton
We are a postal business only, selling rare and antiquarian books on interesting subjects.
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- Tight
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- Fine
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- Inscribed
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- Gilt
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