The Book of Scottish Ballads - Collected and Illustrated with Historical and Critical Notices.
by Whitelaw, Alex (Ed.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good (Book condition)
- Seller
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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About This Item
Glasgow: Blackie and Son, 1845. Book. Very Good (Book condition). Full Leather. Bound in full brown leather with five raised bands to spine. Fading gilt lettering and decorative motifs embossed on spine. Inside front hinge reinforced with tape. Tear to front free end page (bottom corner torn off). A lovely copy. Text clean, binding strong. [Our 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 #
- 502686
- Title
- The Book of Scottish Ballads - Collected and Illustrated with Historical and Critical Notices.
- Author
- Whitelaw, Alex (Ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (Book condition)
- Publisher
- Blackie and Son
- Place of Publication
- Glasgow
- Date Published
- 1845
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian & Leather-Bound Books; Scotland;
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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....
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- 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...