Wilson's Historical, Traditionary and Imaginative Tales of the Borders, And of Scotland. (Folio edition).
by Wilson, John Mackay
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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By Dunblane, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Walter Scott, 1882. Half-Leather. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large folio edition of this work. This is the third Series (of 3 folios). Black leather with dark cloth covers, marbled page edges. The gilt on the spine is faded, some spots of leather loss at the board corners, some thin cracking at the spine edges- weakened a bit at the top of the rear spine edge, the hinges are in reasonably good order. The pages are tidy, foxing to the endpapers and a few spots on the title. Pages; (6), 769, (1). With 10 sheets of folio plates (includes 4 views; of Glen Rosa in Arran, Loch Fad, Loch Awe, Corra Linn/ Falls of Clyde. Circa 1880's.
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- Bookseller
- Bensons Antiquarian Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016727
- Title
- Wilson's Historical, Traditionary and Imaginative Tales of the Borders, And of Scotland. (Folio edition).
- Author
- Wilson, John Mackay
- Format/Binding
- Half-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Walter Scott
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1882
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- Fiction, Short Stories, Novels, Scotland
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian Fiction 1850 - 1899; Scottish;
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By Dunblane
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