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Old Mortality (Edinburg Edition de Luxe - Volume V)
by Sir Walter Scott
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia, PA: John D. Morris & Co, 1892. Edition de Luxe. Hardcover. Very Good. Fine green cloth covered boards with blue and red lettering on beige pastedown along spine. Sun fading on spine. Binding and hinges tight and square; contents clean and unmarked. Gilt top edge; deckled fore and bottom edges. No dust jacket. 494pp including Glossary and Index. 9 illustrations plus tissued photogravure frontis. Limited edition of 1000 edition numbered 883. Other matching volumes in series available. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
Synopsis
Old Mortality is a novel by Sir Walter Scott set in the period 1679-89 in south west Scotland. It forms, along with The Black Dwarf, the 1st series of Scott's Tales of My Landlord. The two novels were published together in 1816. Old Mortality is considered one of Scott's best novels. It was originally titled The Tale of Old Mortality, but is generally shortened in most references.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Imperial Books and Collectibles
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015566
- Title
- Old Mortality (Edinburg Edition de Luxe - Volume V)
- Author
- Sir Walter Scott
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Edition de Luxe
- Publisher
- John D. Morris & Co
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date Published
- 1892
- Weight
- 0.31 lbs
Terms of Sale
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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...
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