Quentin Durward
by Scott, Bart., Sir Walter
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1923. Reprint of 1933. Very good- in black cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine quite faded and with moderate wear and rubbing to the head and heel of the spine. There are no marks or notations anywhere in the book and there is not rubbing or loss to the illustrated plate fixed to the front board. A clean copy of one of The Scribner's Illustrated Classics for young readers. With illustrations by the C. Bosseron Chambers. With all 9 black and white and colore plates present as well as the title page illustration.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Town's End Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TB15580
- Title
- Quentin Durward
- Author
- Scott, Bart., Sir Walter
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Reprint of 1933
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1923
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Town's End Books
Biblio member since 2009
Deep River, Connecticut
About Town's End Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- 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...
- 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...
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