The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott
by J. Logie Robertson (Ed); Sir Walter Scott
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press, 1916 . Leather. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A collected edition of the poetry of Sir Walter Scott, bound in half calf, edited by J. Logie Robertson. Bound in half calf, with brown cloth to the boards. The Oxford edition. Edited by eighteenth and nineteenth-century British literary scholar J. Logie Robertson. An edition of the poetry of the Scottish author Sir Walter Scott, including works such as The Lay of the Last Minstrel, Harold the Dauntless and poetry and verses from Scott's popular Waverley Novels. With a portrait frontispiece of Scott. In a half calf binding, with brown cloth to the boards. Externally, smart, with light bumping and rubbing to the extremities, and the odd spot or mark to the leather. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 887Q5
- Title
- The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott
- Author
- J. Logie Robertson (Ed); Sir Walter Scott
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1916
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- poetry Sir Walter Scott leather binding J. Logie Robertson Sir Walter Scott
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Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...