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The Gaberlunzie's Wallet
by James Ballantine
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh: John Menzies, 1843. First edition. Leather. Fair. 9" by 5.5". Unamed. A signed first edition of 'The Gaberlunzie's Wallet' by James Ballantine. Inscribed by the author James Ballantine, who wrote under the pseudonym 'Jot.' With numerous illustrations on steel and wood and 13 plates. Stories and poetry of Scotland featuring illustrations and much emphasis on beautiful Scottish scenery, including short stories such as 'The Fiddlers Tale'. In a full calf binding. Externally worn. Front joint and hinge failed with board detached but present. Rear board held by cords only. Spine detached and missing. Internally, binding strained in places. Pages foxed and tidemarked to plates with occasional spotting throughout. Fair
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LTH26-G-17
- Title
- The Gaberlunzie's Wallet
- Author
- James Ballantine
- Illustrator
- Unamed
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Menzies
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1843
- Size
- 9" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Leather Signed Illustrated James Ballantine Signed Short Stories First Edition
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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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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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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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