New York and Chicago: Butler Brothers, Inc., 1890. 128 + 62 pages = 190. c. 1890. Embossed front cover and spine (bees and leaves with "Edition" on front), gilt titles. Frontispiece. Shelf and corner wear. Several small gouges to upper quarter of back cover. Page edges dirty. Interior age toned with minor smudging. Front hinge starting. Minor water damage near spine on title page.. Cloth. Good +. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

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Bookseller: DeWitt Enterprises (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: V0009
Title: The Pirate: A Romance of the Orkney Islands
Author: Scott, Sir Walter
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good +
Publisher: Butler Brothers, Inc.
Place of Publication: New York and Chicago
Date Published: 1890
Size: 12mo

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12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
Leaves: Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, 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....
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...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...