Familiar Studies of Men and Books
by Robert Louis Stevenson
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- G+/N/a
- Seller
-
Lutterworth, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1924. Tusitala edition of Stevenson essays previously published in magazines. Blue covers with gilt lettering and tree motif to spine and Stevenson autograph blind-stamped on front. Blue page top edges, 244pp. Spine sunned, front endpapers neatly removed, some discolouration to remaining endpapers and pastedowns, mild rubbing to extremities, but otherwise internally very clean and tight and overall a nice little copy. Ref:071157. Second Impression. Cloth. G+/N/a. 11cmx17cm.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Church Street Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001157
- Title
- Familiar Studies of Men and Books
- Author
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - G+
- Jacket Condition
- N/a
- Edition
- Second Impression
- Publisher
- William Heinemann Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1924
Terms of Sale
Church Street Books
payment with order. Refund if description inaccurate
About the Seller
Church Street Books
Biblio member since 2007
Lutterworth, Leicestershire
About Church Street Books
Second-hand book dealer (formerly in a Diss Shop), with a stock of around 2000 books from modern quality literature to reference, aviation, classics and antiquarian
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- Gilt
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- Rubbing
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- Spine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Sunned
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