Woodstock or The Cavalier. A Tale of the Year Sixteen Hundred and Fifty-One
by Scott, Sir Walter
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
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About This Item
Melbourne: George Robertson & Co. 1898. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. Bound in half-leather with gilt and raised bands to spine and marbled boards, endpapers and edges. Some mild rubbing to edges. Paper at front hinge a little cracked but binding solid. Black & white frontispiece with tissue-guard intact. Includes Notes, Appendix and Index. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 503 pages. The Victoria Edition Australasian Issue. First published in 1826. . 1st thus. Hardback.
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- Bookseller
- Adelaide Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BIB299909
- Title
- Woodstock or The Cavalier. A Tale of the Year Sixteen Hundred and Fifty-One
- Author
- Scott, Sir Walter
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used -
- Edition
- 1st thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Robertson & Co
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne
- Date Published
- 1898
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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,...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 1st Thus
- This indicates that this is not the first appearance of a book in print, but that this is the first appearance in a...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Marbled boards
- ...