Search Results: the talisman by walter scott

Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 395 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Cracking to gutters of a few pages with exposed binding. Binding is shaky. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Oxford University Press, 1926. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1926. No Edition Remarks. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Two books bound joined together, each paginated separately. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Top textblock edge dyed gilt. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Visible wear and pencil marks to boards.

J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1965. Paperback. Good. 1965. Last Reprint. 321 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning. Book is slightly curled.

Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1111. Hardcover. Good. No Edition Remarks. 395 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Light tanning to pages; more prominent to text block edges. Light stain to broad text block edge. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with light fraying to cloth at corners. Spine has moderate tanning with soft crushing and fraying to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.

Collins, 1961. Hardcover. Good. 1961. Reprinted. 340 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Black and white frontispiece. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Noticeable white staining.

Cassell And Company, 1909. Hardcover. Good. 1909. 365 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.

The Caxton Publishing Company, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 351 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Contains black and white illustrated plates. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout, heavier to endpapers and edges. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper and pastedown.Light scuffing to text-block edges. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends with small splits and fraying to cloth. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Scuffing and light water staining overall.

Paperback. Acceptable.

Frederick Warne and Co., 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Stated. 380 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages are clean overall, with mild tanning and foxing throughout. Binding is slightly shaky, however all pages are firmly attached. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have noticeable edge wear with corner bumping. Mild tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Water staining with marks to bottom edge of front board. Book has a slight forward lean.

Paperback. Good.

Paperback. Acceptable.

J. M. Dent, 1948. Hardcover. Good. 1948. 318 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.

Caxton, 1898. Unknown Binding. Good. in x in x in. Volume twenty of the waverley novels - The Talisman on green covers good condition some spotting and owners name in ink on inside cover

P R Gawthorn Ltd, 1111. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 287 pages. Red cloth with gilt lettering to front & spine. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Colour frontispiece. Pages remain bright with minimal tanning. Text is clear. Plates are bright with some light tanning to edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. White staining to boards. Slight sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened to spine. Unclipped jacket, Panels have heavy edge wear with some areas of loss, tears, chips, and creasing. Brown marking to jacket.

Collins Clear-Type Press, 1111. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 464 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over dark red cloth with gilt lettering. Prize plate stuck to. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Gilt lettering remains bright & clear. Unclipped jacket. Panels have light edge wear with tears and creasing.

The Phoenix Book Company Ltd, 1111. Hardcover. Good. No Edition Remarks. 318 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Gilt lettering remains bright & clear.

George G Harrap & Co, 1929. Hardcover. Good. 1929. First Edition. 358 pages. No dust jacket. Red boards with gilt lettering to spine and front. 16 Colour illustrative plates by Rowland Wheelwright. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to gutters. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Occasional foxing. Thumb marking present. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed.

Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., 1877. Hardcover. Good. 1877. 511 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.

Robert Cadell, 1842. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1842. No Edition Remarks. 352 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Heavy tanning to text block edges. Cracks to guttering throughout and to front hinge, with exposed netting. Creasing to occasional pages. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and heavy crushing to spine ends, causing cloth to fray. Book has noticeable forward lean. Boards are slightly bowed with sunning and water damage.

J.M. Dent, 1910. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1910. Reprinted. 319 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Clean pages with light tanning to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Heavier tanning to free endpapers. Sticker stuck to front pastedown. Pen inscription to front pastedown. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Slight crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Minor wear marks to boards.