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MEMORIALS OF EDINBURGH IN THE OLDEN TIME
by WILSON, SIR DANIEL
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McMinnville, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Edinburgh & London: Adam & Charles Black, 1891. Second Edition. 247 x 190 mm. (9 3/4 x 7 1/2"). Two volumes..
Contemporary green three-quarter morocco, raised bands, compartments ruled in gilt and with central thistle motif with a crown, gilt lettering, top edge gilt, others plain. With 41 plates, a large fold-out map, and numerous black & white illustrations. Front pastedowns with bookplate of W[illiam] H. Bartlett of Vermejo Park, NM; rear pastedowns with sticker labelled '53.' ◆Spines sunned to brown, edges lightly rubbed, light to moderate offsetting from tissue guards.
This is a lovely history of Edinburgh by Sir Daniel Wilson (1816-92), an active member of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland who took a special interest in helping to preserve the city's historic buildings. The etchings here are based on Wilson's own drawings, and provide an invaluable record of the city's edifices before "being rapidly effaced in the progress of civic improvements." The present copy was owned by the Chicago businessman William Bartlett, who made fortune trading in grain. His bookplate depicts the fireplace at Casa Grande, the main residence on his sprawling New Mexico estate, Vermejo Park, built by Frank Lloyd Wright's mentor, Joseph Silsbee..
Contemporary green three-quarter morocco, raised bands, compartments ruled in gilt and with central thistle motif with a crown, gilt lettering, top edge gilt, others plain. With 41 plates, a large fold-out map, and numerous black & white illustrations. Front pastedowns with bookplate of W[illiam] H. Bartlett of Vermejo Park, NM; rear pastedowns with sticker labelled '53.' ◆Spines sunned to brown, edges lightly rubbed, light to moderate offsetting from tissue guards.
This is a lovely history of Edinburgh by Sir Daniel Wilson (1816-92), an active member of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland who took a special interest in helping to preserve the city's historic buildings. The etchings here are based on Wilson's own drawings, and provide an invaluable record of the city's edifices before "being rapidly effaced in the progress of civic improvements." The present copy was owned by the Chicago businessman William Bartlett, who made fortune trading in grain. His bookplate depicts the fireplace at Casa Grande, the main residence on his sprawling New Mexico estate, Vermejo Park, built by Frank Lloyd Wright's mentor, Joseph Silsbee..
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- Bookseller
- Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ST13599-46
- Title
- MEMORIALS OF EDINBURGH IN THE OLDEN TIME
- Author
- WILSON, SIR DANIEL
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Adam & Charles Black
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh & London
- Date Published
- 1891
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts
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About Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts
Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books an Manuscripts was established in 1978 on a ping pong table in a basement in Kalamazoo, Michigan. From the beginning, its founder was willing to sell a range of material, but over the years, the business has gravitated toward historical artifacts that are physically attractive in some way--illuminated material, fine bindings, books printed on vellum, fore-edge paintings, beautiful typography and paper, impressive illustration. Today, the company still sells a wide range of things, from (scruffy) ninth century leaves to biblical material from all periods to Wing and STC imprints to modern private press books to artists' bindings. While we are forgiving about condition when something is of considerable rarity, we always try to obtain the most attractive copies possible of whatever we offer for sale.
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- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- Sunned
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- Bookplate
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