The Edinburgh Almanack, or universal scots and imperial register for 1829..
by [EDINBURGH ALMANACK]
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Printed by Oliver & Boyd, [1829]. vii, [1], 496pp. Contemporary sheep. Rubbed and a trifle marked, spine sunned. Internally clean and crisp. An apparently unrecorded late Georgian edition of a vade mecum for the use of Edinburgh residents. In addition to the usual almanac fare, the text includes registers of the principal staff of the universities of Scotland, and details of numerous sporting societies (the majority concerned with golf) and a number of subscription and circulating librairies. . 12mo.
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- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ28055
- Title
- The Edinburgh Almanack, or universal scots and imperial register for 1829..
- Author
- [EDINBURGH ALMANACK]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Printed by Oliver & Boyd
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- [1829]
- Size
- 12mo
- Keywords
- Almanacs
Terms of Sale
Antiquates Ltd
Antiquates Ltd was established by Tom Lintern-Mole in 2007; we travel far and wide to buy, sell, and advise on rare books and manuscripts.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
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We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
About the Seller
Antiquates Ltd
Biblio member since 2008
Wareham, Dorset
About Antiquates Ltd
Mail Order and Internet, but in normal times we have an antiquarian bookshop in the Dorset countryside.
Glossary
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- 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....
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...