The Lord of the Isles
de Sir Walter Scott
- Usado
- Bien
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Bien
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Precio
EUR 151.71EUR 136.54
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Sobre este artículo
Edinburgh: James Ballantyne; Archibald Constable; Longman, Hurst, Rees et al., 1815 . Leather. Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. The fifth edition of Sir Walter Scott's historical narrative poem about Robert the Bruce, published in the same year as the first edition. Set in Scotland between 1307 and 1314, the poem covers the story of Robert the Bruce from his return from exile in Ireland, to his struggle for Scottish independence from English control at the Battle of Bannockburn.Interwoven with this historical narrative is a fictitious romantic subplot involving the love of one of Robert's supporters for his sister, Isabel Bruce.With the inscription 'Charles Gill' to a front blank, and a page of advertisements to the rear.A pleasing copy of the fifth edition of Scott's narrative poem. In a full calf binding, with gilt detailing to back strip. Light rubbing to back strips, with joints starting, but boards holding firm. Inscription to a front blank. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned to perimeters, with instances of light spotting throughout. Good
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 850F18
- Título
- The Lord of the Isles
- Autor
- Sir Walter Scott
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Leather
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bien
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- James Ballantyne; Archibald Constable; Longman, Hurst, Rees et al.
- Lugar de publicación
- Edinburgh
- Fecha de publicación
- 1815
- Tamaño
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Palabras clave
- robert the bruce scottish poetry Battle of Bannockburn scottish poetry
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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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- 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...
- First Edition
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...