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THE BLACK ARROW A Tale of Two Roses
by Stevenson, Robert Louis
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
-
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Scribner's, 1916. Flexible Leather. Acceptable. Acceptable flexible green leather boards with gilt lettering along spine. Binding and hinges tight and square; Contents clean and unmarked except for pen writing with 1917 date on FFEP. No dust jacket. 345pp. Wear to edges of cover, chipping at head and tail of spine, extra wear on spine. Biographical edition. 6.5x4.5" Gilt top page edge. Dampstaining on page edge. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Imperial Books and Collectibles
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 040729
- Title
- THE BLACK ARROW A Tale of Two Roses
- Author
- Stevenson, Robert Louis
- Format/Binding
- Flexible Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Scribner's
- Date Published
- 1916
- Weight
- 0.88 lbs
Terms of Sale
Imperial Books and Collectibles
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Imperial Books and Collectibles
Biblio member since 2012
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
About Imperial Books and Collectibles
Imperial Books and Collectibles, LLC is a partnership of retired professionals and avid collectors who are liquidating their own collections of books while assisting others to market their books both online and in a retail outlet under the "ImperialBks" banner. In business since 2010, ImperialBks has sold over ten thousand of high quality paper items through various channels with a uniformly high degree of customer satisfaction. Our mission is to treat both clients and customers like royalty, giving great value and personal attention to each.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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