The Lord of the Isles; A Poem (The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Baronet Vol. IX)
by Scott, Walter
- Used
- fair
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Archibald Constable and Co, 1821. Leather Binding. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Bound in full red straight-grained morocco elaborately decorated in gilt and blind. A fair copy with some rubbing; text has heavy dampstaining and some foxing. 'Poem in six cantos.. founded on the chronicles of the Bruce, deals with the return of Robert Bruce in 1307 to Scotland.. and the period of his subsequent struggle against the English, culminating in the battle of Bannockburn' (Oxford Companion to English Literature). PROVENANCE: Engraved armorial bookplate of G. H. Walker Heneage.B/w Engraved Plates.
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- Bookseller
- Arundel Books of Seattle (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00502908
- Title
- The Lord of the Isles; A Poem (The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Baronet Vol. IX)
- Author
- Scott, Walter
- Format/Binding
- Leather Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Archibald Constable and Co
- Date Published
- 1821
- Keywords
- Poetry FIRST EDITIONS ENGLISH POETRY, , , , , , , ,
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...