Search Results: the pirate by sir walter scott

Fisher son & co, 1837. Hardcover. Good. 1837. No Edition Remarks. 366 pages. No dust jacket. Dark cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are rough cut. Pages are moderately tanned with visible foxing. Mild cracking to gutters & hinges, however binding remains firm but rear board is slightly loose. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Gilt lettering darkened. Visible dent to top of front board. Noticeable white staining.

Virtue and Company, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 478 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with a colour illustrated frontis and black and white illustrated plates throughout. Moderate tanning to pages with heavier foxing and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Slight dog-eared pages throughout and heavy tanning to text block edges. Front hinge is cracked with exposed netting. Boards have light rubbing and water marks to front. Visible bumping to corners and fair crushing to spine ends as well.

John C. Winston, 1920. Full leather. Good. No dust jacket. two inch split at seam on cover, moderate shelfwear, mild wear at spine ends, po bookplate, marron leather, no date. 588 p.

NY: Peter Fenelon Collier, Publisher Good-/No Jacket. First Thus. Private Press. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 19 full page illustrations. Circa 1900-1910 when published. Green cloth covers. Pages have slight age toning but are clean and free of marks. Covers are in very good condition and solid, but have light rubbing..

Oxford University Press, 1912. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1912. No Edition Remarks. 536 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages slightly loose. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.

Paperback. Acceptable.

Paperback. Good.

Paperback. Very Good.

W P Nimmo, 1111. Hardcover. Good. 376 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. 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. 404 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with decorations. Black and white illustrated plates throughout with colour frontispiece. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates are lightly tanned throughout. Ink staining to bottom edge of some pages, text remains unaffected. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Ink staining to both boards.

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A: Dewolfe, Fiske & Co. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 5" X 7 1/2. GOOD/ NO DUST JACKET. [No date] Circa 1880, based on publisher's address at 365 Washington Street, Boston. 432, 446 pp. Text clean and unmarked except for previous owner's name blacked out at front pastedown. Pages slightly toned. Engraved frontispieces and illustrations at first chapter for both novels. Dark orange cloth boards decorated in black and gilt at front and spine, lightly soiled and scuffed, edges rubbed, lower corner worn to boards, spine top and tail starting to fray. Joints and hinges good, binding firm.

Archibald Constable and Co, 1822. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1822. No Edition Remarks. 332 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Grey paper covered boards with grey cloth to spine. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Volume II. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges. Paper worn away to front board.

Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., 1111. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 582 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over brown cloth. Well bound and clean pages, with mild tanning to text block edges. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Book has noticeable forward lean. Clipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Moderate tanning and creasing, with rubbing and marking.

Adam & Charles Black, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. Stories each paginated separately, sometimes starting from other numbers. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Foxing more noticeable towards the start and end of the book. Hinges are cracked with exposed netting; feeling shaky overall. Liquid stains to pastedowns and text block edges. Boards have heavy edge wear, with intense bumping and fraying to corners, while spine ends are very crushed and frayed. Scratched, rubbed and marked overall. Book has a moderate forward lean. Boards are slightly bowed. Gilt is bright.

USA: PETER FENELON COLLIER AND SON, 1900. HARDCOVER. NEAR FINE/N0 JACKET. Peter Fenelon Collier and Son, USA, 1900, hardcover, near fine book, no jacket, 1/4 leather bound, unmarked, not remaindered, bookclub or library, collectible

A. L. Burt (1900), 1900. Hardcover. Good/No Dj. 12 mo. hardcover maroon cloth,. No date. Circa early 20th Century. Top pages edged in gilt. 536 pp. including glossary and index, notes, plus ads at back. Front hinge cracked else good. First published in 1822. based roughly on the life of John Gow who features as Captain Cleveland.[1] The setting is the southern tip of the main island of Shetland (which Scott visited in 1814), towards the end of the 17th century, with 1689 as the likely date of the main incidents. Adapted for stage. The scenery is delightful, the shipwreck well managed, and the engagement between the pirate vessel and the Halcyon sloop of war, allowed by the audience to be most admirable.

T. C & E. C. Jack, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No edition remarks. 404 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrated plates. Pages are moderately tanned with visible foxing. Notable cracking to gutters, however binding remains firm. Mild water stain to pastedown. Mild droplet staining to text block edges. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Heavy tanning to spine, which has mild crushing and tearing to ends. Sticker to rear board.

Maclaren and Company, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 390 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with decorations. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Slight cracking to gutters causing binding to be loose, however pages remain attached. Moderate tanning to pages throughout. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Water marking to rear board.

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HardPress Publishing, 2019. Paperback. New. 314 pages. 8.94x5.98x0.75 inches.