Scotch Songs and Ballards
by MacDonald, George
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good /No Jacket
- Seller
-
Eastbourne, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Aberdeen, UK: John Rae Smith. Bound in blue cloth, with gilt thistle design on front board and gilt lettering to front board and spine, this hardcover First Thus is VG. 1V/134pp with 38 poems by MacDonald. Clean black endpapers, corners slightly bumped, minor rubbing to spine, odd, tiny marks on front board, otherwise VG . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. 1893.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Camillas Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001809
- Title
- Scotch Songs and Ballards
- Author
- MacDonald, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- John Rae Smith
- Place of Publication
- Aberdeen, UK
- Date Published
- 1893
- Keywords
- GEORGE MACDONALD, SCOTCH SONGS AND BALLADS, JOHN RAE SMITH, SCOTTISH POETRY, ANNIE SHE'S DOWIE, THE COORSE CRATUR, NANNIE BRAW, LAVEROCK, MIRLS, HAME, TRIOLET, TIME.
- Size
- 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall.
Terms of Sale
Camillas Bookshop
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Camillas Bookshop
Biblio member since 2009
Eastbourne, East Sussex
About Camillas Bookshop
Camilla's Bookshop is a large secondhand and antiquarian bookstore situated in the resort town of Eastbourne.We have more than 500,000 books in all categories. Our specialities include: armed forces, transport, travel, politics, history, literature (several thousand novels including modern firsts), religion, esoteric & occult and art.Shop hours are 10:00 - 17:00, excepting Sundays and Bank Holidays.Unfortunately, we do not ship to Denmark.
Glossary
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- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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