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The Garland of Scotia - A musical wreath of Scottish Song with descriptive and historical notes
by Turnbull, William & Buchan, Patrick (ed)
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Cardiff, United Kingdom
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About This Item
W Mitchison, 1841. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In good to very good condition in places. Very scarce 1st edition with original binding of brown blind tooled buckram with gilt titles to spine. The buckram is worn and rubbed in places and fore edge corners bumped. One or two small splits to the cloth to the spine area not affecting the binding or security of the boards. Ownership details and owners embossed stamp of Dr John Beck of Belfast, neatly to the title page. Some foxing and age discolouration to the pages. 192pp 22cm x 14cm approx. A scarce collection of the ancient music and song of Scotland with descriptive and historical notes. Musical scores are provided where available.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Andrew James Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004671
- Title
- The Garland of Scotia - A musical wreath of Scottish Song with descriptive and historical notes
- Author
- Turnbull, William & Buchan, Patrick (ed)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- W Mitchison
- Date Published
- 1841
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ancient historical scottish song music scotland airs, Folk & Traditional, General, History & Criticism, Lullabies, Songbooks
- Size
- 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Andrew James Books
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Cardiff
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- 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...
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