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History of The Burgh of Dumfries With Notices of Nithsdale, Annandale, And The Western Border
de William McDowall
- Usado
- Bien
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Bien
- Librería
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1873. Leather. Good. 9" by 6". Not Stated. The scarce second edition of this history of the royal burgh of Dumfries, illustrated with chromolithograph views of the region. First published in 1867, this is the scarce second edition of William McDowall's history of Dumfries, Scotland, enlarged and with illustrations not present in the first edition. Bookplate of one 'Donald Whyte' to front pastedown. Discussing also Nithsdale, Annandale and the western border. Illustrated with a chromolithograph frontispiece, colour title page, and a folding facing page viii. Bound without the three additional plates called for. In half morocco. Externally smart with minor rubbing to the boards and extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the boards. Bookplate of one 'Donald Whyte' to front pastedown. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with the odd spot, heavier to the engraved title page. Bound without the three additional plates called for. Good
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- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 882K1
- Título
- History of The Burgh of Dumfries With Notices of Nithsdale, Annandale, And The Western Border
- Autor
- William McDowall
- Ilustrador
- Not Stated
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Leather
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bien
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Adam and Charles Black
- Lugar de publicación
- Edinburgh
- Fecha de publicación
- 1873
- Tamaño
- 9" by 6"
- Palabras clave
- Scotland British Topography History British Topography
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- 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...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
