Rob Roy
by Sir Walter Scott
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
-
Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London & Glasgow: Collins Clear-Type Press, 1953 Book. Good. Blue Cloth Boards. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Collins classics No.615. Introduction by J T Christie. 448pp with glossary and bibliography, illustrated with black and white portrait to frontis. Gilt lettering to spine, top edges tinted, patterned endpapers. Slight fading to head and tail of spine, light bumping to corners and minor marking to top board, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ faded to spine, with some edgewear, fraying to spine and internal tape repair, otherwise good..
Synopsis
Young Frank Osbaldistone, sent to live in Scotland, is drawn to the powerful figure of Rob Roy MacGregor, who, with his wife, fights for justice and dignity for Scotland. Twists of plot and a romantic outlaw's cunning escapes make this a classic epic.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Washburn Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015715
- Title
- Rob Roy
- Author
- Sir Walter Scott
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Collins Clear-Type Press
- Place of Publication
- London & Glasgow
- Date Published
- 1953
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- Collectable Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Washburn Books
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About the Seller
Washburn Books
Biblio member since 2010
Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire
About Washburn Books
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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....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.