Royal Edinburgh.
by Mrs. Oliphant, [Margaret]
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
NY: Merrill and Baker, (n.d.). Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition thus. Octavo, black cloth with gilt decorations and spine titles. Deckle edges and top edge gilt. The Gentleman's Library LIMITED EDITION #123/450. Illustrated with twelve engravings and photogravures. A near fine copy with contemporary prior owner signature and spine titles not quite bright, else fine. The gilt titles and decoration on the front boards are quite bright and the volume is very tight and clean. An excellent copy..
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- Bookseller
- Brillig Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 01207
- Title
- Royal Edinburgh.
- Author
- Mrs. Oliphant, [Margaret]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- NY: Merrill and Baker, (n.d.).
- Keywords
- MRS. OLIPHANT, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, SCOTTISH HISTORY, HISTORY GENERAL
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- General;
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Brillig Books
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
About Brillig Books
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Top Edge Gilt
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- First Edition
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- 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
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