PICTURES AND PORTRAITS OF THE LIFE AND LAND OF BURNS (Volume 2)
by Cunningham, Allan
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
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About This Item
George Virtue. Good. 1839. Hardcover. PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS VOLUME 2 ONLY - A good hardcover without dustwrapper in aged/lightly soiled quarter-bound boards in pebbled cloth with leather backstrip and tips, the corners are bumped/rubbed, the backstrip has 4 gilt barred raised bands with gilt lettering and decorative motif to the ends which are both bumped/rubbed with the date 1839 gilt stamped to the heel, internally the hinges are strong and intact, there is writing (both inked and pencil) on the front paste-down and endpaper, the unmarked ivory pages are occasionally foxed, all attractive tissue protected plates are present and although occasionally foxed are clean and bright, all edges gilt. Extensively illustrated with full page black and white etchings, this is the second volume of a two volume set which concentrates on Burns' life. A nice copy of a scarce original (presumed 1st edition) hardcover. Carefully packaged and posted within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland.; 97 pages .
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- Bookseller
- The Old Bookshelf
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 38466
- Title
- PICTURES AND PORTRAITS OF THE LIFE AND LAND OF BURNS (Volume 2)
- Author
- Cunningham, Allan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- George Virtue
- Date Published
- 1839
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The Old Bookshelf
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Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- 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...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- 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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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