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The Minstrel
by James Beattie
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: George Routledge & Co., 1858. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 6". Birket Foster; Brothers Dalziel. A lovely copy of Beattie's poem The Minstrel; the first edition to be illustrated with designs by Birket Foster. An illustrated work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding, with blind-stamping and gilt decoration to the front board. All edges gilt. Binder's label of W. Bone & Son to the rear paste down. Prize bookplate to the front paste down from Mr. Oliphant's School in Edinburgh, dated 1868. The two books of The Minstrel by Scottish poet James Beattie (1735-1803), in one volume, with thirty-three detailed designs by the renowned Victorian illustrator Birket Foster (1825-1899), engraved by the Brothers Dalziel. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Externally smart, with shelf wear to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Spine is slightly faded but boards remain bright. Front hinge is slightly strained but holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 859M36
- Title
- The Minstrel
- Author
- James Beattie
- Illustrator
- Birket Foster; Brothers Dalziel
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Routledge & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1858
- Size
- 8" by 6"
- Keywords
- Poetry Beattie Birket Foster Beattie
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
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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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Bookplate
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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...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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