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Traditions of Edinburgh
by Robert Chambers
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Chambers, Edinburgh, 1931. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: James Riddel. grey end-papers; 24 pages of frontis. illust.; titles; introductions; contents; illustrations list; map in red, back & white with keys to streets & buildings & objects of interest; plus 29 further colour plates & 64 pen & ink drawings by James Riddel in the text. A fascinating cornucopia of people, places, buildings, traditions & events in the history of Scotland's ancient capital city. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 24 + 376 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Gilt titles spine & front. blue cloth. Includes index. Illustrator: James Riddel. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Scottish History; Scottish Topography; Topography; Scotland; History. Inventory No: 3939. .
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- Bookseller
- Bookbarrow
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3939
- Title
- Traditions of Edinburgh
- Author
- Robert Chambers
- Illustrator
- James Riddel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chambers
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1931
- Keywords
- BZDB227 Genealogy/Local History/History/Edinburgh/Scottish History/Topography/Scottish Topography/Scotland Genealogy & Local History; Scottish History; Scottish Topography; Topography; Scotland; History. James Riddel Unbranded Robert Chambers Tradit
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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