Winter Evening Tales, Collected Among the Cottagers in the South of Scotland
by HOGG, James
- Used
- first
- Condition
- very good(+)
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1820. First Edition. hardcover. very good(+). 2 volumes. [iv], 340; [iv], 335, [1]pp. 12mo, beautifully bound in contemporary 3/4 green polished calf over marbled boards; ornate gilt-decorated spines with raised bands; marbled endpapers and page edges (light scattered foxing throughout, otherwise a lovely copy). Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd and London: Whittaker, 1820. First edition. Very good (+).<br/><br/> Delightful tales, some in the local dialect, told with the charm and humor associated with Hogg.<br/><br/>
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- Bookseller
- Argosy Book Store (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 162362
- Title
- Winter Evening Tales, Collected Among the Cottagers in the South of Scotland
- Author
- HOGG, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very good(+)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Oliver & Boyd
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1820
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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