THE LIFE OF SIR WALTER SCOTT [10 VOLUMES] [SIGNED]
by Lockhart, John Gibson
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: J. B. Millet Company, [1908]. Limited Edition, #75/150. Hardcover. Octavo, 10 vols.; VG-; contemporary three-quarter bindings of red leather, boards in red marbled paper; spines with raised bands, gilt lettering and design in panels; mild shelf wear and scuffing to all vols.; upper edges gilt; previous owner's bookplate at front paste downs; vol.1 numbered 75/150; vol. 1 inscribed by publisher at limitations page; pages clean; shelved above US Politics R-Z. Date presumed from publisher's inscription. 1339143. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1339143
- Title
- THE LIFE OF SIR WALTER SCOTT [10 VOLUMES] [SIGNED]
- Author
- Lockhart, John Gibson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition, #75/150
- Publisher
- J. B. Millet Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1908]
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
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Glossary
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...