Portraits to illustrate [illustrative of] the novels, tales and romances of the Author of Waverley [Sir Walter Scott].
by [Sir Walter Scott]:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Tewkesbury, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Henry Washbourne, 1835. No edition stated (hardback). 8vo (23cm by 14cm), c. 70pp. 26 engraved portrait plates (of 32; lacks 6 plates). Recently rebound in quarter brown calf, grey boards, gilt titling to the spine. There is some spotting and browning of the contents, and some offsetting from the plates to the facing text pages; overall, this book is in good condition. Please note that six of the 32 plates are not present.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Cornell Books Limited (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 62459
- Title
- Portraits to illustrate [illustrative of] the novels, tales and romances of the Author of Waverley [Sir Walter Scott].
- Author
- [Sir Walter Scott]:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Henry Washbourne, 1835.
Terms of Sale
Cornell Books Limited
Returns accepted for any reason, provided that you notify us within 7 days of receipt. The customer is responsible for paying return shipping unless the book was not as described.
About the Seller
Cornell Books Limited
Biblio member since 2005
Tewkesbury
About Cornell Books Limited
We are a medium-sized bookshop located in a small country town in the west of England. The shop is open for business from 1030 to 1700 Monday to Saturday. The building is a fifteenth-century former public house. We are still awaiting the day when we find a book older than the shop itself!
Glossary
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- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....