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THE SCOTT BIRTHDAY BOOK. Eighth thousand
by SCOTT. WALTER. Dicken. Charlotte H. Edits
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Hatchards, Piccadilly. London. 1879. Small 8vo. (4.8 x 3.6 inches). Contains scores of signatures in the dated sections, mostly members of the Huth family. Tipped in signatures of Queen Isabella II of Spain and Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge (the Mother of Queen Mary) and also four 19th century postage stamps from Hawaii. A very good copy in an attractive early leather binding. Finely bound by Riviere and Son in full dark blue morocco. Raised bands to spine. Compartments lettered in gilt. Gilt decorative roll to inner board edges. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. This is a fine, attractively bound copy.
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- Bookseller
- Paul Foster Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10072
- Title
- THE SCOTT BIRTHDAY BOOK. Eighth thousand
- Author
- SCOTT. WALTER. Dicken. Charlotte H. Edits
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hatchards, Piccadilly. London. 1879
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine bindings;
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Glossary
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
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