Provincial Antiquities and Picturesque Scenery of Scotland. With descriptive illustrations.
by Scott, Sir Walter
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Published by John & Arthur Arch, Cornhill, and by William Blackwood, Edinburgh, 1826. FIRST EDITION, 2 vols. bound as 1 (continuously paginated), 4to, pp. lii, 208, [4] + 2 engraved title-pages and 50 plates. Contemporary straight-grained red morocco, boards bordered with gilt rules and elaborate cornerpieces, spine divided by 5 raised bands, second compartment gilt-lettered direct, the rest with gilt borders, edges gilt, blue endpapers. A little spotting and light offsetting from plates. Spine sunned, extremities rubbed, hinges cracking but strong. A finely bound copy of this luxurious production. Twelve of the plates are after J.M.W. Turner; a number are engraved by the Le Keuxs, and one by W.H. Lizars.
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- Bookseller
- McNaughtan's Bookshop (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1159
- Title
- Provincial Antiquities and Picturesque Scenery of Scotland. With descriptive illustrations.
- Author
- Scott, Sir Walter
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Published by John & Arthur Arch, Cornhill, and by William Blackwood, Edinburgh
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1826
- Keywords
- Travel & Topography Scottish Antiquarianism Engravings JMW | Turner WH | Lizars
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About McNaughtan's Bookshop
Established in 1957, McNaughtan's Bookshop is the oldest surviving secondhand and antiquarian bookshop in Scotland. Located in the basement of a listed 1820s tenement building at the top of Edinburgh's Leith Walk, we are the only open shop in Edinburgh holding membership of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association. We stock rare, antiquarian, and collectable books on all subjects, along with a substantial range of secondhand books for browsing. Our gallery space currently hosts Typewronger Books, offering new books and secondhand typewriters.
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- First Edition
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