The Ebb-tide
by Stevenson, Robert Louis, with Lloyd Osbourne
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine, red full-leather binding, gilt titling on spine bright; all edges gilt, pages unmarked, crisp and tightly bound.
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Heinemann, 1911. Fine-paper. hardback. Fine, red full-leather binding, gilt titling on spine bright; all edges gilt, pages unmarked, crisp and tightly bound.. 18mo (170 x 100 / 6_"" x 4""). The Ebb-Tide, a short novel published the year of Stevenson's death, is a rollicking seafaring adventure, narrating the voyage of a stolen ship whilst exploring such themes as imperialism, violence, dishonesty, Christianity and corruption.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC53351
- Title
- The Ebb-tide
- Author
- Stevenson, Robert Louis, with Lloyd Osbourne
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine, red full-leather binding, gilt titling on spine bright; all edges gilt, pages unmarked, crisp and tightly bound.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Fine-paper
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1911
- Pages
- 232
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- fiction, pocket, leather-binding, RLStevenson
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 18mo (170 x 100 / 6_\"\" x 4\"\")
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Inklings & Yarnspinners
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