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The Tea-Table Miscellany: or, A Collection of Scots Sangs
by Allan Ramsay
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Only
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: A. Millar, 1733 . Leather. Good Only. 7" by 4.5". None. The first volume only of the ninth edition of Allan Ramsay's seminal collection of eighteenth century Scottish poems and songs. Lacking the original frontispiece and title page, with them instead present in facsimile. The first volume only of the three volume ninth edition of this work.Ramsay published four collections of Scottish songs between 1723 and 1737, works which combined traditional songs and ballads, works by Ramsay himself, and works by his contemporaries.With an "Explanation of the Scots words" at the end.ESTC T62726Rebacked, with endpapers renewed.With the armorial bookplate of Hilary John Torriano to the front pastedown, and the armorial bookplate of Andrew Muir to the front free endpaper. Rebacked, in a full calf binding with back strip laid down and boards restored. Endpapers renewed. Lacking the tail of the leather spine label. Hinges strained but firmly held. Bookplates to front pastedown and front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Title page and frontispiece provided in facsimile. Leaves A2 and 2I2 restored to fore edge. Repairs to gutters of a number of leaves restored. Pages significantly age toned, with handling marks throughout. Good Only
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 882F50
- Title
- The Tea-Table Miscellany: or, A Collection of Scots Sangs
- Author
- Allan Ramsay
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Only
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A. Millar
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1733
- Size
- 7" by 4.5"
- Keywords
- Ballads scottish poetry scots hilary john torriano scottish poetry
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Bookplate
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