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St. Ronan's Well
by Scott, Sir Walter
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- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Edinburgh: for Archibald Constable and Co, 1824. First Edition. Small Octavo. In three volumes; 310, 325 and 323pp., This story is set in fictional spa-town of Saint Ronan's just a few years prior to its publication. The story revolves around the enmity of two half-brothers, Valentine Bulmer and Francis Tyrrel. From the library of Walsh with an armorial bookplate, bound in 3/4 black polished calf, flat spines lettered and decorated in gilt, all edges marbled, board edges rubbed, A very nice set.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022283
- Title
- St. Ronan's Well
- Author
- Scott, Sir Walter
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- for Archibald Constable and Co
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1824
- Keywords
- Walsh England
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Alcuin Books located in Old Town Scottsdale is a store with 15,000 serious books for the collector or scholar. We have ample parking in front of the store for those who wish to browse our holdings.
Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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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