Gall and Inglis. Fair. Hardcover. READING COPY - A hardcover without dustwrapper in colourful aged rubbed decorative illustrated blue cloth covered boards very bumped/rubbed to the spine ends and corners and aged to the spine, front hinge cracked and presentation plate to the front endpaper dated to 1899, ivoried occasionally lightly foxed pages. Black and white frontispiece and 3 additional black and white plates (two of sailing ships). Carefully packaged and despatched within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland. .

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Bookseller: The Old Bookshelf (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 15865
Title: The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader
Author: Kingston, W. H. G
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fair
Publisher: Gall and Inglis

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The Old Bookshelf

We work hard to make sure that every book is carefully examined and the condition is individually and accurately described. Each of our books is very carefully packaged to ensure that it arrives at its new home in the condition that it left the shop. In the event of a problem please contact us within 14 days of receipt to discuss how we can best rectify the situation.

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The Old Bookshelf

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Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute

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About The Old Bookshelf

Welcome to the home of The Old Bookshelf, situated in Campbeltown on the West Coast of Scotland. Our wee bookshop holds over 15,000 New, Antiquarian, Out of Print and Used titles available for immediate despatch. We maintain a wide general stock, specialising in local, Scottish, maritime and military. Out of print and new titles are catalogued every day.Scottish Independent Retail Awards Regional Finalist: 2011 and 2015. Winner 2016

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

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....
Fair: is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
Dustwrapper: Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
Reading Copy: Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...