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Etchings illustrative of Scottish character and scenery. by the late Walter Geikie, R.S.A. Sir Thomas Dick Lauder's edition with additional plates and letterpress
by GEKIE, Walter and LAUDER, Thomas Dick
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Without Dust Wrapper (As Issued)
- Seller
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GALSTON, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Edinburgh, Scotland: William Paterson, 1885. Hardcover. Good/Without Dust Wrapper (As Issued). 4to - 9.75 to 12" tall. GEIKIE, Walter. Good - Number 17 of 50 copies with Proof impressions of the plates on Indian Pager, blue clothe boards with beveled edges and gilt decoration on the front board and spine, rough cut text pages with the etching between. some marks to the rear board, spine grubby and worn at the head and tail, corners bumped and rounded, ex libris plate of Sir William Fraser on front paste down, pencil written description above, light foxing to the preliminary pages, binding a little dry, contents clean, bright and tight. As this item weighs over 1kg when packed additional postage will be required for delivery outside of the United Kingdom.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Loudoun Books Ltd.
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013030
- Title
- Etchings illustrative of Scottish character and scenery. by the late Walter Geikie, R.S.A. Sir Thomas Dick Lauder's edition with additional plates and letterpress
- Author
- GEKIE, Walter and LAUDER, Thomas Dick
- Illustrator
- GEIKIE, Walter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Without Dust Wrapper (As Issued)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William Paterson
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Date Published
- 1885
- Size
- 4to - 9.75 to 12" tall
- Weight
- 6.26 lbs
Terms of Sale
Loudoun Books Ltd.
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives damaged or not as described. UK Standard delivery is Free. The Shipping Matrix is compiled for a package weighing 1kg. Additional postage will be sought for packages over 1kg for UK Expedited, UK Express of Overseas delivery.
About the Seller
Loudoun Books Ltd.
Biblio member since 2022
GALSTON, East Ayrshire
About Loudoun Books Ltd.
Loudoun Books Ltd. was formed on 15 February 2011, although we had been selling at book fairs and through online marketplaces, for approximately 10 years prior to that. Based in Ayrshire, Scotland we specialise Scottish interest, rare, collectable, First Edition and out of print books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
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