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Ballads
by Stevenson, Robert Louis
- Used
- Condition
- Publisher's dark blue buckram, spine lettered in gilt. Very slight rubbing to covers, else near fine
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1890. First English edition (preceded by a few days by the American edition). viii, 137, [3] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Publisher's dark blue buckram, spine lettered in gilt. Very slight rubbing to covers, else near fine. First English edition (preceded by a few days by the American edition). viii, 137, [3] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Beinecke 532
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40990
- Title
- Ballads
- Author
- Stevenson, Robert Louis
- Format/Binding
- Viii, 137, [3] pp. 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Publisher's dark blue buckram, spine lettered in gilt. Very slight rubbing to covers, else near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First English edition (preceded by a few days by the American ed
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1890
- Keywords
- British | Robert Loius Stevenson
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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About the Seller
James Cummins Bookseller
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New York, New York
About James Cummins Bookseller
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
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