The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson to his Family and Friends, 2 vols
by Stevenson, Robert Louis / Colvin, Sidney - editor
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First American Edition. Octavo. v. 1 - xliii + 441 pp, b&w frontis & 8 b&w illustrations, editor's introduction, 7 sections, v.2. xiii + 462 pp, frontis & 5 b&w illustrations, sections 8 - 12, index to v. 1 & 2. Binding tight and square, pages unmarked and clean, gilt top edges, spine letters, and fr cover design, 5.8" x 8.5" red cloth boards.
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007780
- Title
- The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson to his Family and Friends, 2 vols
- Author
- Stevenson, Robert Louis / Colvin, Sidney - editor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1899
- Keywords
- letters selected and edited with an introduction by Sidney Colvin - Robert Louis Stevenson - Scottish writer - british classic author
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERATURE; BIOGRAPHY;
- Size
- Octavo
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West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Tight
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- Edges
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...