St. Baldred of the Bass, A Pictish Legend; The Siege of Berwick, A Tragedy; with Other Poems and Ballads Founded on the Traditions of East Lothian and Berwickshire
by Miller, James
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good (Book condition)
- Seller
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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About This Item
London: Oliver and Boyd & Geo. B. Whittaker, 1824. Book. Very Good (Book condition). Half-Leather. 8vo. A nice copy of this very handsomely bound edition, having five raised bands along spine with cold stamped fleurons and gilt lettering, marbled boards, and all edges sprinkled. Some dampstain to tail-edge of front cover. Slight bow to front board. Some minor wear to foot of backstrip. Bokseller's discreet label in corner of front pastedown. Some dampstain and foxing to fronticepiece and facing tissue-guard (with one snagged tear to one corner). Some occasional very minor instances of spotting to pages. Overall, text clean. Binding tight. [ Montreal Books rating system: 1. Fine 2. Near Fine 3. Very Good 4. Good 5. Fair ].
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- Bookseller
- Montreal Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 503460
- Title
- St. Baldred of the Bass, A Pictish Legend; The Siege of Berwick, A Tragedy; with Other Poems and Ballads Founded on the Traditions of East Lothian and Berwickshire
- Author
- Miller, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (Book condition)
- Publisher
- Oliver and Boyd & Geo. B. Whittaker
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1824
- Size
- 8vo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian & Leather-Bound Books;
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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....
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....