THE TEA-TABLE MISCELLANY : Or a Collection of Choice Songs Scots, and English, in Four Volumes. (The 4 Books Bound in one)
by Ramsay, Allan
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
-
Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: A. Millar, 1740. Full-Leather. Fair. THE TENTH EDITION, Being the Compleatest and most Correct of any yet Published." All the 4 Volumes Bound in One. Frontispiece illustrated with an Engraved Portrait of Allan Ramsay. Dedication "To ilka lovely British Lass" dated 1724. Followed by Preface & Index before the main text. 448 Pages. 6 1/2" Tall, 320g. Bound in contemporary Brown Full-Leather Binding with 4 Raised Bands to spine. SPINE HAS A VERTICAL SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE WHICH HAS BROKEN THE BOOK INTO 2 HALVES. Boards are attached. Ffep and pages 249 - 258 detached but present. only 1 page is missing (No 173-174). Old bookseller notes penciled on emdpapers. Previous owner's name at top of title page blotted out by ink which has stained the frontis and dedicatory page top margins (see photo). One Index page has a very small piece torn from bottom corner (not touching the text). Only some occasional spots of foxing, pages in good, clean condition. If you would like any more Pictures or Information please ask. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Cornish Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013850
- Title
- THE TEA-TABLE MISCELLANY : Or a Collection of Choice Songs Scots, and English, in Four Volumes. (The 4 Books Bound in one)
- Author
- Ramsay, Allan
- Format/Binding
- Full-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A. Millar
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1740
- Keywords
- POETRY/ENGLISH, IRISH, SCOTTISH, WELSH/ANTHOLOGIES/OLD SCOTS SONGS/ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Cornish Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Cornish Books
Biblio member since 2019
Penzance, Cornwall
About Cornish Books
Online Bookseller since 2008, in Penzance, Cornwall.We are a small family business and offer a personal service.Always in stock is a good selection of Cornish Interest Books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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....