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Edinburgh: James Ballentyne and Co, 1813. fifth edition. Hardcover. Good. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. 413 pgs. Full brown calf with outer and inner gilt dentelle, 4 double raised bands on spine, with gilt lettering. Marbled endpapers and sides of text block. Condition is GOOD; corners and edges worn, lower front spine is split, but binding remains tight. Spine dry, and covers still nice. Text is moderately to heavily foxed throughout with pale brown spotting, that does not prohibit reading the text. Poetry. RGR.
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- Bookseller
- Andre Strong Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5641
- Title
- ROKEBY
- Author
- Walter Scott
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- fifth edition
- Publisher
- James Ballentyne and Co
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1813
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Dentelle
- Borders on the inner edge of a book with a lacy pattern, most often gilt. Popular in France during the 18th century on covers of...
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
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