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THE ROXBURGHE BALLADS (2 volumes, complete)
by Hindley, Charles
- Used
- Good
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
London: Reeves and Turner, 1873. 1st Edition. Leather. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st edition. 3 volume set, complete. A Good set. 4to., [Vol.1] xxviii, iv, 492; [Vol.2] iii, 502 pp. Bound in quarter leather with cloth over boards. Cloth sunned unevenly. Leather spines rubbed, in particularly the spine's crown of volume 2, which has a closed tear. Volume 1's front hinge is cracked. Some preliminary pages foxed. Book plates. Previous owner's gift inscription on the half title page of volume 1. Wide margins, internally clean. A Good set.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003534
- Title
- THE ROXBURGHE BALLADS (2 volumes, complete)
- Author
- Hindley, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Reeves and Turner
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1873
- Keywords
- poems, poets, scottish, highland, lowland, English, United Kingdom
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Frey Fine Books
Biblio member since 2019
Rougemont, North Carolina
About Frey Fine Books
Antiquarian bookseller, with over 15 years experience.
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- 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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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