Marmion, Tale Of Flodden Field

Scott, Sir Walter

Verlag: J Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co., Edinburgh, 1808

Beschreibung

4to 11" - 13" tall; 337 pages; 1st edition, one of 2000 copies issued. Bound in full grained black morocco with decorative double borders in blind and double filet rules to board edges in gilt. Inner dentelles in tooled gilt; spine in six with decorative compartment designs and borders in gilt. All edges gilt. 2nd variant with single leaf cancels B1, X3, and c1. B1 and c1 are single leaves bound in and X3 cancel is bound to a stub. Expected correction on c1 cancel (p. Xvii) line 5 remains uncorrected from "first lerges" to "first derges". Light shelf rub to leather over spine edges; light shelf scuffing to leather at bottom board edges. Small indent impact the size of a pencil eraser to the spine surface. Partial internal split in the binding between blank and half-title. Title and dedication sheet(s) loose and laid in. B1 cancel loose and laid in. A pair of signatures mid-book starting. Endpage leaves with some mottling and light discoloration at edges. Prior owner book label of Edward A. H. Aston mounted to front pastedown. Rebinding unsigned, circa late 19th century. Collated, complete though with a few loose leaves, easily restored. Scarce 1st edition. G++ to VG- (Todd & Bowden 28Aa). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 28518

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Marmion, Tale Of Flodden Field

Verlag: J Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co., Edinburgh

Erscheinungsdatum: 1808

Einband: Leather

Zustand: Very Good-

Auflage: First Edition.