The Old Red Sandstone Or New Walks In An Old Field
by Hugh Miller
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
William P. Nimmo, 1873. Hardcover. Good. 1873. No Edition Remarks. 385 pages. No dust jacket. Fully bound in blue leather with gilt. Marbled end-papers and text block edges. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Previous owner's inscription to front free end-paper. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Spine worn with loss and tanning, Gilt lettering is darkened.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1684388613MHP
- Title
- The Old Red Sandstone Or New Walks In An Old Field
- Author
- Hugh Miller
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William P. Nimmo
- Date Published
- 1873
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.