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The Poems of Sir Walter Scott, Unusually Illustrated: In Two Volumes
by Scott, Sir Walter
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Chagrin Falls, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
Merrill & Baker. Hardcover. Very Good. Very Good. Merrill & Baker, New York. Circa 1895, no date in book. Edition de Luxe. Complete in two volumes. Limited Edition of 500 registered and numbered copies. This is number 417. Limitation page in both volumes. Half-bound in brown leather with marbled paper-covered boards. Marbling is brown, red, black & cream with gold overlay. Spine has five plain raised bands with gilt ruled borders; two panels have gilt lettering and four have gilt thistle design. Top pages edges are gilt. Matching marbled endpapers. 25 black & white illustrations, consisting of tipped in illustrations, photogravures, photographs of sculptures, facsimiles, and four engravings from paintings by J.M.W. Turner. All illustrations have a tissue guard with a printed caption. Bindings tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Leather has some darkening at the top edge and corners and only slight rubbing at extremities. Paper on edges has a few small chips. Some of the raised bands on the spines have horizontal cracks in leather. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. 683 + 657 pages. No dust jackets. Spine title: "Walter Scott Poems". Tails of spines stamped "EDINBURGH" in gold. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. This item will be shipped with signature confirmation required.
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- Bookseller
- SmarterRat Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9124
- Title
- The Poems of Sir Walter Scott, Unusually Illustrated: In Two Volumes
- Author
- Scott, Sir Walter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Merrill & Baker
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Poetry,Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Literature;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Edges
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- Cracked
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- Gilt
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- Tight
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