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Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers and Other Poems
de Aytoun, W.E
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Librería
-
Chico, California, United States
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Sobre este artículo
London: Sands & Co., 1902. The "Lays" is the major work by the Scottish lawyer and poet (William Edmonstoune) Aytoun (1813-1865). Sands reprinted it several times during the 1890s in trade cloth. This is a Near Fine copy of a Later Printing in a nice full leather Fine Binding. Uncommon thus. Smooth green calf, ruled in gilt, witha coat-of-arms on both covers. Five raised bands on the spine, with gilt starbursts and a reprise of the cover designs. Clean text; 245 pages; marbled edges. There is some light fading around the margins; else a Fine copy. A worthy representattive to any library.. Reprint Edition. Full-Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 004031
- Título
- Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers and Other Poems
- Autor
- Aytoun, W.E
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No Jacket
- Edición
- Reprint Edition
- Editorial
- Sands & Co.
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1902
- Tamaño
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Scottish Interest;
Términos de venta
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Sobre el vendedor
Quercus Rare Books
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Chico, California
Sobre Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
