An Historical Account of the Ancient Culdees of Iona, and of Their Settlements in Scotland, England, and Ireland
by Jamieson, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Ely, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh : John Ballantyne and Company, 1811. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 26 cm x 23 cm viii - 417 pp top edge gilt engraved frontis and title page vignette. Some age browning to the frontis and title page and very occasional spotting to the contents, contemporary name and shelf number to FEP. The contents tight with no other marks.Contempoay 1/2 calf marbled paper covered boards.Light rubbing to board rdges , the binding clean and tight with no splits chips or stains . A very good copy
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- Bookseller
- Hereward Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 03729
- Title
- An Historical Account of the Ancient Culdees of Iona, and of Their Settlements in Scotland, England, and Ireland
- Author
- Jamieson, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- John Ballantyne and Company
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1811
- Keywords
- Iona
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Vignette
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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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...