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The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott
by Scott, Sir Walter
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- FINE FOR AGE/N/A
- Seller
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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott: With Memoir of the Author
by Scott, Walter, Sir
xix 612 pp all page edges gilded. 8 full plates. Hard cover. Nelson, London (1873)
Very good. No dust jacket. shop stamp on fep Rare edition (Nelson) with embroidered insert on decorative fron page. 6-gilt double-ribbed leather spine. A rare edition that has an oval on front with inset embroidery of flowers instead of the usual stamped illustration., full plate frontis of Dryburg Abbey. circular photo of Abbotsford on title page. full sepia plates or engravings of Melrose Abbey, Newark Castle, Stirling Castle, Field of Bannockburn. Linlithgow Palace. Loch Vennager All edges are a brilliant gilt, Spine is gilt leather with 6 gilt double ribs with title in one panel and decorative tooling in others. Name of bookseller B H Rothwell. THIS IS OUTSTANDING GIFT QUALITY and undoubtedly a special edition that must, bevause of the embroidery, have been strictly limited. SHADOW ON SCAN IS FROM THE SCANNER NOT ON THE BOOK
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Details
- Bookseller
- Michael's Pride and Joys
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- biblio19
- Title
- The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott
- Author
- Scott, Sir Walter
- Format/Binding
- EMROIDERED INSET PANEL RIBBED GILT SPINE
- Book Condition
- Used - FINE FOR AGE
- Jacket Condition
- N/A
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- de luxe
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Nelson
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1873
- Keywords
- Sir Walter Scott
- Size
- small octavo
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About the Seller
Michael's Pride and Joys
Biblio member since 2014
Victoria, British Columbia
About Michael's Pride and Joys
I am solely disposing of my books at my wife's urging as she wants all gone before I drop off the twig
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