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Tales of a Grandfather, Second Series; Being Stories Taken from Scottish History, Vol. I
by Scott, Sir Walter
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, owner names on preliminary leaves, pages toned and foxed.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Exeter, NH: J. & B. Williams. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, owner names on preliminary . leaves, pages toned and foxed.. 1833. Hardcover. Vol. I only of two volumes. Green cloth binding with gilt-stamped leather spine labels and sprinkled edges. Engraved frontispiece and additional engraved title page. Frontispiece engraved by Illman after a painting by van Dyke depicting portrait of James Graham, Marquis of Montrose, in his dress armour. Title page engraving by Illman shows July 23, 1638 attacks on Dean of the City and Bishop in High Church of St. Giles, Edinburg. ; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 332 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51639
- Title
- Tales of a Grandfather, Second Series; Being Stories Taken from Scottish History, Vol. I
- Author
- Scott, Sir Walter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, owner names on preliminary leaves, pages toned and foxed.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J. & B. Williams
- Place of Publication
- Exeter, NH
- Date Published
- 1833
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- SCOTTISH History, SCOTLAND
- Bookseller catalogs
- European History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
We are happy to provide a refund within thirty days of the customer's receipt of any book(s) upon return of the book(s) to our shop.
About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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