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Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers and Other Poems
by William Edmondstoune Aytoun
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- Hardcover
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- Seller
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North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers and Other Poems, William Edmondstoune Aytoun. Published by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London, 1877. Twenty-Sixth Edition. 8vo, pp. viii, 359, [1]. Red pebble-grain morocco boards with gilt titles and florets to banded spine; gilt ruled borders, florets and titles front; bevelled edges with inside dentelle edging; all edges gilt; pale yellow endpapers; black reading ribbon. Light foxing to blank page versus title and very light spots to title page. Annie Stuart King, Christmas 1878 in black elegant script to pastedown; contents otherwise appear unread and pages remain white, clean and tight. Boards are in near fine condition with rubbing to edges and a light fading to spine; gilt remains bright and is not rubbed. A lovely copy.
William Edmondstoune Aytoun (1813 1865) was a Scottish lawyer and poet. Published in 1849, Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers is a collection of Jacobite ballads and poetry and was very popular in its time. Titles include: Edinburgh after Flodden; The Heart of the Bruce, and The Island of the Scots.
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- Bookseller
- Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA)
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3511
- Title
- Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers and Other Poems
- Author
- William Edmondstoune Aytoun
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- POETRY AND DRAMA;
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About the Seller
Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA)
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North Vancouver, British Columbia
About Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA)
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
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