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The Ballad Minstrelsy of Scotland: Romantic and Historical
by Anonymous
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Alexander Gardner, 1893. Cloth. Good. 8" by 5.5". None. The new and revised edition of this anthology of Scottish ballads. New and revised edition. An anthology of Scottish ballads, both romantic and historical, with commentary and critical notes on each work. Works include: Bonnie Annie, Fair Annie's Ghost, As I Went on Ae Monday, Hobbie Noble, Tammie Doodle, Willie and May Margaret, The Queen's Marie, Young Hastings, and many more. From various authors, all anonymous. With a Valentine's postcard from Inverness. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, sound with rubbing to the extremities. Light fading to the spine and marks to the board. Loss to the spine label. Hinges starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with light scattered spotting. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 876T17
- Title
- The Ballad Minstrelsy of Scotland: Romantic and Historical
- Author
- Anonymous
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alexander Gardner
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1893
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Ballad Minstrelsy Scotland Romantic Minstrelsy
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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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
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- Spine Label
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- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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....