The Talisman
by Scott, Sir Walter
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Eastbourne, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John C. Nimmo, 1894. The Deluxe Border Edition of The Waverley Novels. Gilt title on red cloth boards which have minor marks but no wear. Top edge gilt. Internally there is light foxing to fore edge which is uncut else very clean, tight and unmarked. xxx + 468 pages including Glossary. 5 etchings by Herbert Dicksee, H. Manesse, V. Focillon, L. Kratke, J. Dobie. Introductory essays and notes by Andrew Lang. Andrew Lang was given access to the original manuscripts and other materials at Abbotsford by the Hon. Mrs. Maxwell Scott of Abbotsford (the great-granddaughter of Sir Walter), so that new points of interest relative to the production of each of the novels could be incorporated into his essays and notes. PLEASE NOTE: A HEAVY volume OF 0.88 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST A1D. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Herbert Dicksee and Others. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Goldring Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010466
- Title
- The Talisman
- Author
- Scott, Sir Walter
- Illustrator
- Herbert Dicksee and Others
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- John C. Nimmo
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1894
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- SIR WALTER SCOTT, WAVERLEY NOVELS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Scott, Sir Walter;
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Goldring Books
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Eastbourne, East Sussex
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- Tight
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- Fore Edge
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- New
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- Gilt
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...