Scotland: E. Mackay. Fair. 1909. Paperback. READING COPY - A good 1909 paperback in aged lightly creased/edge-worn light card wrappers,no creases to the spine which is bumped to the ends with tiny losses and separation to the heel, no writing or stamps, tanned pages with one turn-down foxed to the text-block edges - a very useful copy. Carefully packaged and posted within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland. .

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Bookseller: The Old Bookshelf (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 32315
Title: OUTLINES OF GAELIC ETYMOLOGY
Author: Macbain, Alexander
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Fair
Publisher: E. Mackay
Place of Publication: Scotland
Date Published: 1909
Keywords: Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic Language
Bookseller catalogs: Celtic/Gaelic;

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About The Old Bookshelf

Welcome to the home of The Old Bookshelf, situated in Campbeltown on the West Coast of Scotland. Our wee bookshop holds over 15,000 New, Antiquarian, Out of Print and Used titles available for immediate despatch. We maintain a wide general stock, specialising in local, Scottish, maritime and military. Out of print and new titles are catalogued every day.Scottish Independent Retail Awards Regional Finalist: 2011 and 2015. Winner 2016

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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....
Heel: The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Fair: is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
Reading Copy: Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
Wrappers: The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
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...

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