The Conscript; and Other Tales
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: W. & R. Chambers, 1888 Book. Illus. by Uncredited. Very Good. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original brown cloth decorated in brown and blue florals with gilt title on boards. Prize presentation plate from Greenock Academy awarded to Robert N. MacCunn, June, 1889. Robert ( born 1877 and died 1938) was a brother to Hamish MacCunn, a well-known classical musician. Tiny bookseller label from F. Logan, Stationer, Greenock. Twenty-two tales from Scotland. 256 pp. Negligible spine and corner tip wear..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dave Shoots, Bookseller (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003062
- Title
- The Conscript; and Other Tales
- Illustrator
- Uncredited
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First ( No Additional printings)
- Publisher
- W. & R. Chambers
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1888
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- NOISBN Literature. Short Stories. Scotland.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Short Stories;
Terms of Sale
Dave Shoots, Bookseller
In case of returns, seller will refund purchase price and initial shipping cost provided merchandise is returned in good condition within 14 days of sale. Payment methods accepted: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, PayPal (to daveshoots@nb.aibn.com), cash, cheque or money order. 20% discount to the trade. Books will be shipped as customer prefers upon receipt of purchase price and shipping costs. PLEASE LET US KNOW WHEN YOU RECEIVE YOUR BOOK. THANKS!
About the Seller
Dave Shoots, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2004
Saint John, New Brunswick
About Dave Shoots, Bookseller
We have been booksellers since 2000. We deal in old and rare hardcovers, primarily non-fiction. We have about 10,000 books in four rooms of an 1820's mansion located in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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....
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...