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The Baronial and Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Scotland
by Robert William Billings
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
$247.03$222.32
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1855. Leather. Good. 11.5" by 9". Robert William Billings. A scarce complete four volume set of this fascinating collection of illustrations displaying the baronial and ecclesiastical antiquities of Scotland. Complete in four volumes. Scarce work. Dated from the National Museums of Scotland Library. Each volume contains an engraved title page. Illustrated with a total of two-hundred and forty plates: sixty plates to each volume. Collated complete. A display of the antiquities of Scotland held by the baronage and the church, including: Aberbrothock Abbey, St. Andrew's Cathedral, Doune Castle, Falkland Palace, Glasgow Cathedral, Huntley Castle, Kelburne House, Maybole Tower, Spynie Palace, and Udny Castle. Illustrated by Robert William Billings, a British architect and author. Bound by Maclehose, Glasgow. In the original full green morocco binding. Externally, sound with rubbing and wear to the extremities. Fading to the spine and marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd handling mark. Light age toning to the extremities and minor chipping to the edges of the first and last few pages. Further age toning to the endpapers of volume four. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Bound by Maclehose, Glasgow. Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 880T18
- Title
- The Baronial and Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Scotland
- Author
- Robert William Billings
- Illustrator
- Robert William Billings
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Edmonston and Douglas
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1855
- Size
- 11.5" by 9"
- Keywords
- Baronial Ecclesiastical Antiquities Scotland Ecclesiastical
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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