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THE WAVERLEY GALLERY OF THE PRINCIPAL FEMALE CHARACTERS IN SIR WALTER SCOTT'S ROMANCES
by Scott, Walter Sir
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Fairfield, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: Appleton & Co.. Very Good+. 1864. Hardcover. A grand edition, dark brown embossed leather. Both covers are gilt stamped. Inner dentelle. Raised bands, panels with geometric gilt designs. All edges gilt. Marble endpaper. Including frontispiece all 36 engravings are tissue protected. Interior of text is tight, clean & intact. Pages 148-149 have a darkened area from laid-in newsprint. A few flecks of foxing on page margins: does not affect the portrait engravings. From original paintings by eminent artists-engraved under the superintendence of Charles Heath. Prior owners slightly faded Inscription. First published in London in 1841. Literature, Poetry, Art, Fine Binding; Engraved Portraits; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 230 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16652
- Title
- THE WAVERLEY GALLERY OF THE PRINCIPAL FEMALE CHARACTERS IN SIR WALTER SCOTT'S ROMANCES
- Author
- Scott, Walter Sir
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Publisher
- Appleton & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1864
- Keywords
- Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Art; Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
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About the Seller
Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Fairfield, New Jersey
About Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Nick Bikoff and his wife Fran have been buying and selling quality books and ephemera since 1989 when they attended the "Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar" at the University of Denver. They offer a broad based selection of used, rare, and out-of-print stock ranging from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Dentelle
- Borders on the inner edge of a book with a lacy pattern, most often gilt. Popular in France during the 18th century on covers of...
- Laid-in
- "Laid In" indicates that there is something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper. The...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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