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Edinburgh and its Story.
by Smeaton, Oliphant. Illustrated by Herbert Railton & J. Ayton Symington
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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About This Item
London: J. M. Dent & Co, 1904. First edition of Smeaton's history of Edinburgh. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over green cloth, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, top edge gilt with others uncut, marbled endpapers, colored frontispiece with tissue guard, copiously illustrated with colored tissue-guarded engravings. In very good condition. Scottish journalist, historian, and educator William Henry Oliphant Smeaton became popularly known for is writing on Australian life and literature for various British publications as well as for his adventure and children's fiction novels during the 1890s. Smeaton became associated with the Dent publishing firm during this time and worked with J.M. Dent on the editorial work for the Temple Classics and the Everyman Library series. In addition, he edited several books on Scottish antiquities and English literature including works by William Shakespeare, Thomas Dekker, and John Ford.
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- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 96044
- Title
- Edinburgh and its Story.
- Author
- Smeaton, Oliphant. Illustrated by Herbert Railton & J. Ayton Symington
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1904
- Keywords
- Edinburgh and its Story First Edition, Oliphant Smeaton First Edition
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Palm Beach, Florida
About Raptis Rare Books
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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