THE TALISMAN A Tale of the Crusades
by Scott, Sir Walter
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Endicott, New York, United States
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About This Item
Estes & Lauriat, Boston, 1894. This is a gorgeous book in green and white cloth with elaborate gilt and green cover and spine decoration. The backstrip is soiled and darkened, the back cover is also somewhat soiled. Binding is firm , pages crisp and clean: about GOOD to GOOD PLUS condition. Top edge gilt with ribbon bookmark bound in. This edition has 10 illustrations, of which 6 are actual etchings. Four from art by J. Le Blant, 1 by GEORGE CRUIKSHANK, and 1 by Herbert Dicksee. 468pp. Glossary.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- THE BOOK VAULT
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002801
- Title
- THE TALISMAN A Tale of the Crusades
- Author
- Scott, Sir Walter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Estes & Lauriat, Boston
- Date Published
- 1894
- Keywords
- KNIGHTS, CHIVALRY, CRUSADERS, JERUSALEM, CRUIKSHANK
- Bookseller catalogs
- fiction;
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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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