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Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character.
by Ramsay, E. B., Dean
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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ELY, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh & London: T N Foulis. Good. Limited / Numbered / Edition. Cream Vellum. 8vo Numbered 73 of a limited edition of 250. First issued with no date and `Author's Copyright Edition' on the verso of the title page. Starts with the preface to the 22nd Edition. This is part of the numbered limited edition. edition of 250 copies on hand-made paper, bound in cream vellum, with yapp edges, gilt, aeg (v + 387 pp). There is no advertising in this copy. Bright gilt titling on spine and upper cover. Gilt to top edge. Minor foxing mainly to page tips. Clean and tight. Scarce title. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- CHARLES BOSSOM
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 136176
- Title
- Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character.
- Author
- Ramsay, E. B., Dean
- Illustrator
- 16 illustrations in colour by the author. Full colour frontispiece
- Format/Binding
- Cream Vellum
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- Limited / Numbered / Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T N Foulis
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh & London
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
CHARLES BOSSOM
Biblio member since 2010
ELY, Cambridgeshire
About CHARLES BOSSOM
Charles Bossom has worked in the Book Trade since 1963, commencing at WH Smith Oxford and retiring in 1999 as Regional Manager Central England. The Charles Bossom bookselling business was started in early 2000. We offer a changing selection of old and out-of-print books in a wide range of subjects. We frequently add new items to our stock so visit us regularly.
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- 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...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- AEG
- All Edges Gilt. Describes a book in which the top, fore edge and bottom of the outside of the pages are decorated with gold...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
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