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The Gaberlunzie's Wallet. With Numerous Illustrations on Steel and Wood.
by [Ballantine, James]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh: John Menzies, 1843. FIRST EDITION, 8vo, pp. [ii], 311, [1] + frontispiece and 13 plates. Numerous illustrations within pagination. Later half calf, purple pebbled cloth boards, spine divided by raised bands gilt, green morocco label, edges sprinkled red. Binding a little rubbed, boards a touch sunned. ‘James Ballantine’ in ink to flyleaf in an early hand. The first edition of poet and stained-glass artist James Ballantine’s (1807-1877) comic novel with verse interludes, which reached a second edition the following year and was reprinted again in 1875.
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- Bookseller
- McNaughtan's Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6137
- Title
- The Gaberlunzie's Wallet. With Numerous Illustrations on Steel and Wood.
- Author
- [Ballantine, James]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Menzies
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1843
- Keywords
- Literature Scottish
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- 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...
- 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...
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- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- Pebbled
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