THISTLEDOWN a Book of Scotch Humour, Character, Folk-Lore, Story, and Anecdote
by Robert Ford:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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theberton suffolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Alexander Gardner Paisley 1901 Fair (no dj, red cloth lightly worn top and base of spine and all corners bumped, lightly soiled front board decorated with gilt thistle and shield, top page edges heavily dust marked, front hinge cracked, foxing prelims and back free endpaper, the contents are generally clean with the occasional small spots and smudges, shelf cocked and spine leaning) 12mo 402pp. New and enlarged edition, with illustrations.
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- Bookseller
- lobstabooks
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52948
- Title
- THISTLEDOWN a Book of Scotch Humour, Character, Folk-Lore, Story, and Anecdote
- Author
- Robert Ford:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alexander Gardner Paisley 1901
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- Topography;
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theberton suffolk
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
- 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....
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