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Tales of My Landlord Second Series The Heart of Mid-Lothian
Sir Walter Scott
1893
John C Nimmo : London
7.5" by 5"
xxxvii, 820pp
SUMMARY
A nicely bound copy of Sir Walter Scott's seventh Waverley novel.
Leather Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage: £ 19.99
EU Postage: £ 15.99
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Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99
DESCRIPTION
With bright tartan endpapers of the Scott clan tartan.
Bound without title page, date and publisher's information sourced from Copac.
The Heart of Midlothian was originally published in four volumes and is often regarded as Scott's finest novel. Much of the dialogue is in Lowland Scots.
Sir Walter Scott was an historical novelist, playwright and poet. He was one of the first to have contemporary readers worldwide.
CONDITION
In a full morocco binding with gilt stamping to the spine and boards. Externally, very smart with just some small patches of rubbing to the raised bands and to the head and tail of spine. Prior owner's bookplate to the recto of front endpaper, 'DM'. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned to edges with scattered spots to the first and last few pages and the odd spot throughout.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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