Ian Roy of Skellater
by Neil James
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Ambleside, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Aberdeen: D. Wyllie, 1902 Tissue-guarded portrait frontispiece and 3 other plates; "A Scottish Soldier of Fortune, Being a Life of General John Forbes of the Portuguese Army"; Hardback: red ribbed cloth decorated in gilt, bevelled edges; Spine darkened, some cover wear, front hinge tender, prelims foxed, 2 previous owners' inscriptions to front free end-paper. g+
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookfare
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9304
- Title
- Ian Roy of Skellater
- Author
- Neil James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- D. Wyllie
- Place of Publication
- Aberdeen
- Date Published
- 1902
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Skellater Jacobites Portuguese Army in Brazil Scottish Soldiers of Fortune General John Forbes
Terms of Sale
Bookfare
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Bookfare
Biblio member since 2014
Ambleside, Cumbria
About Bookfare
Established 1977. Having run shops in Edinburgh and Windermere for twenty-five years, Bookfare is now postal business only.
Glossary
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- 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....
- G+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good. Good is defined as "describes the average used and worn book...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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