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The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott
by Walter Scott
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Frederick Warne and Co, 1889. Leather. Good. 7" by 5". None. A charming anthology of a selection of works from prolific poet Walter Scott. Featuring a frontispiece and various illustrated plates. Works include "The Lay of the Last Minstrel", songs from Waverley, and various Miscellaneous Poems. Copperplate prize inscription to the front free endpaper dated 1893. In a crushed morocco binding with gilt boarders to the spine and boards. Externally, light marks and fading to the spine. Shelfwear to the spine. Internally, firmly bound and bright. Light foxing to the fist and last pages. Copperplate ink inscription to the front free endpaper. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LTH5-D-8
- Title
- The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott
- Author
- Walter Scott
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1889
- Size
- 7" by 5"
- Keywords
- Poetry Waverley Scott Scottish Waverley
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....