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Tales of My Landlord
by Jedediah Cleishbotham [Sir Walter Scott]
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Paris: A. And W. Galignani, 1832 . Leather. Good. 6.5" by 4.5". None. A smart collection of work by Sir Walter Scott, under the pseudonym Jedediah Cleishbotham, complete in three volumes. Bound in full calf, with gilt detailing to the boards and to the spine. Complete in three volumes. The fourth and last series of Tales of My Landlord, collected and arranged by Jedediah Cleishbotham, schoolmaster and parish-clerk of Gandercleuch. Written by Sir Walter Scott, the famed author of Waverley, under one of his pseudonyms, Jedediah Cleishbotham, who serves as Scott's imaginary editor in this particular series. This work is comprised of Volume I, 'Count Robert of Paris', Volume II, 'Count Robert of Paris' and Volume III, 'Castle Dangerous'. These two works also feature as the penultimate and the last of Scott's Waverley novels. With a bookplate of Elizabeth Wolfe to the front paste down, and an ink inscription of Charles Lacy to the front endpaper of each volume. Bound in full calf, with gilt detailing to the boards and to the spine. Externally, generally smart, with slight rubbing to the extremities and to the joints. Front joint cracked to volume I. A touch of fading and rubbing to the spine. The odd mark to boards, heavier to volume I. Hinges slightly strained, with front hinge split to volume I between front blanks. Spine label detaching to volume I, with slight loss to the head of the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with light age toning to the extremities and the occasional spotting. Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 879Q34
- Title
- Tales of My Landlord
- Author
- Jedediah Cleishbotham [Sir Walter Scott]
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A. And W. Galignani
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1832
- Size
- 6.5" by 4.5"
- Keywords
- sir walter scott Jedediah Cleishbotham leather binding Jedediah Cleishbotham
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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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.
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- Bookplate
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- Cracked
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Spine
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- Spine Label
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- Rubbing
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Gilt
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