Johnny Gibb of Gushetneuk
by Alexander, William LL.D
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1894. This tale of Aberdeenshire, written largely in Scots dialect, was first published serially, in 1871. Immediately popular, it was republished many times. This is a Very Good copy of a Later Printing (the Eleventh Edition), which is a reprint of the Eighth Edition of 1884. Decorative paper-covered boards, with a green leather spine. Clean text; 285 pages, with glossary, and three pages of publisher's adverts in the rear. Slightly cocked, and rubbed at the margins; the rear gutter is cracked, but holding. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Later Printing.. Pictorial Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003042
- Title
- Johnny Gibb of Gushetneuk
- Author
- Alexander, William LL.D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Later Printing.
- Publisher
- David Douglas
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1894
- Bookseller catalogs
- Scottish Interest;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
Glossary
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.