AN INLAND VOYAGE
by Stevenson, Robert Louis
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Collectible-Fine-/No Dust Jacket, as Issued
- Seller
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Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: C. KEGAN PAUL & CO., 1878. x, 237 pages. First printing of Stevenson's first book, a description of his experiences traveling in Belgium and France. The edition is reported to have been limited to only 750 copies, and few copies in collectible condition come on the market. In an early twentieth century 3/4 blue morocco binding by Riviere & Son; gilt ruled spine with 5 raised bands; gilt spine decoration and lettering; top edge gilt;. The book is clean and tight with very minor rubbing of leather and slight toning of pages.. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectible-Fine-/No Dust Jacket, as Issued. Illus. by Walter Crane. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- W1292
- Title
- AN INLAND VOYAGE
- Author
- Stevenson, Robert Louis
- Illustrator
- Walter Crane
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible-Fine-
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket, as Issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- C. KEGAN PAUL & CO.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1878
- Keywords
- FRANCE BELGIUM LITERARY FIRST EDITION BOOK
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literary First Editions; Europe; Exploration and Travel;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
We hold books only for firm orders. Books may be returned within 7 days of receipt for refund of purchase price. We pay shipping costs only if we have made a significant error in description.
About the Seller
Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
Biblio member since 2004
Williamsburg, Virginia
About Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
Our office, located in historic Williamsburg, Virginia, is open by appointment or by chance. We are antiquarian booksellers who buy and sell carefully selected books for collectors and researchers in many genre. We also sell important autographs and photographs as well as original art, including wood engravings by Winslow Homer and J. J. Lankes; lithographs by Miró, Matisse, Calder, Wengenroth, and others; and works from the American Etching Revival. You can reach us by telephone: (757)378-5400; or by email: twbooks1@cox.net.
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.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...