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Poems and Songs, Mostly Scotch.
by Wanless, Andrew
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- BINDING/CONDITION: black buckram binding, gilt spine text, red tint on all edges; considerable rubbing to the spine ends, owner'
- Seller
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Oroville, California, United States
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About This Item
Detroit, Michigan:: Self Published, 1873.. 2nd Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: black buckram binding, gilt spine text, red tint on all edges; considerable rubbing to the spine ends, owner's inscriptions on the front endpaper (one dated 1876, and one later, undated); Good condition.. about 7 inches tall by 4.5 inches wide . Glossary. Light blue endpapers. Description: ''Second edition, to which is added a number of new pieces never before published.'' This was originally published one year earlier (1872). Andrew Wanless was a bookseller, bookbinder, author and poet. Born in Scotland in 1825, he settled in Detroit in 1860. Decorative initial caps; small title page vignette, and slightly larger tailpiece.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Bookworm
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 063602
- Title
- Poems and Songs, Mostly Scotch.
- Author
- Wanless, Andrew
- Format/Binding
- Hardbound
- Book Condition
- Used - BINDING/CONDITION: black buckram binding, gilt spine text, red tint on all edges; considerable rubbing to the spine ends, owner'
- Edition
- 2nd Edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Self Published
- Place of Publication
- Detroit, Michigan:
- Date Published
- 1873.
- Pages
- 192 pages.
- Size
- about 7 inches tall by 4.5 inches wide
Terms of Sale
The Bookworm
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About the Seller
The Bookworm
Biblio member since 2003
Oroville, California
About The Bookworm
We are a small town bookstore, in the same location for over fifteen years. We strive to maintain a wide selection of books in lower price ranges.
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....
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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"...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
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