Tales of a Grandfather: Being the History of Scotland, From the Earliest Period to the Close of the Reign of James the Fifth. Abridged and Edited by Edwin Ginn de Sir Walter Scott - 2012-01-10

Gowans & Gray, 1923. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1923. No Edition Remarks. 419 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Heavier to endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.

Adam & Charles Black, 1888. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1888. No Edition Remarks. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Blue cloth.Volume III. Pagination continued from previous volume. Fold-out colour illustrated map to end of book. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Fold-out map is lightly tanned with some creasing to edges. Cracking to hinges with exposed binding. Dark rubbing to pastedowns and endpapers. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Scuffing and light marking overall. Water staining to board edges, with discolouration to cloth. Book is slightly forward leaning.

Gowans & Gray, Ltd, 1923. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1923. No Edition Remarks. 498 pages. Blue dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Occasional thumb-marking present. Torn loss to pages 238 and 239, torn pieces remain present. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Scuffed hole to spine. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Scuffing and light marking overall.

Gowans & Gray, 1923. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1923. No Edition Remarks. 464 pages. Blue dust-jacket over cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding is weak. Some pages are dog-earred. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Spine has crushing to both ends. Book has forward lean. White staining present. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Spine is heavily tanned.

Gowans & Gray, 1923. Hardcover. Good. 1923. No Edition Remarks. 419 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Minor tanning to pages with heavier tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Pencil inscriptions to front pastedown and rough cut edges to text block. Boards have mild rubbing and light bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends.

Adam & Charles Black, 1888. Hardcover. Good. 1888. No Edition Remarks. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Light foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Light cracking to gutters and front hinge near title page but binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Mild pencil marking to front board. Spine has light tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.

Adam and Charles Black, 1898. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1898. 1202 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with moderate foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards have been moderately rub worn. Noticeable shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and a little frayed Spine ends are crushed, with noticeable splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.

Adam and Charles Black, 1898. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1898. No Edition Remarks. 1202 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Book has a strong smoky odour. Moderate tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges. Light cracking to gutters; binding is very loose a s a result but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has light tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.

Adam & Charles Black., 1898. Binding is slightly loose. Stains on the first few pages and on the page block. Owners name and date in front of book. Covers are scuffed and tatty at the corners. This book has hardback covers. Ex-library, With usual stamps and markings, In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,950grams, ISBN:

London: Simpkin Marshall Limited, 1111. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7_ - 9_" tall. James Fulleylove and others. Being The History Of Scotland From The Earliest Period To The Union Of Scotland & England". Abridged by Elsie M.Lang. Not dated; believed to be circa 1930s. In good blue cloth boards, gilt titles to front and spine; very tightly bound covers, slight discolouration to front edges. Clean textured pale turquoise end papers. Slightly tanned cut edges; the fore and tail edges are deckled. The text block is in good condition, tight, very lightly tanned around the edges, light foxing on prelims, end pages and Index. Last page of Contents, List of Illustrations and first two pages of Chapter One is detached (four pages). With lovely colour illustrations by James Fulleylove and others (including frontispiece). In good pale turquoise dust jacket (same material as end papers), with tipped in colour illustration on front; piece from front tail edge and spine and top of spine missing. In good… Leer más