Prayers Written at Vailima
by STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Alberto Sangorski. Quarto. Designed, calligraphically written out, and illuminated by Alberto Sangorski; reproduced by the Graphic Engraving Co. Introduction by Mrs. Stevenson written in red with illuminated head & tail pieces. Printed on French-fold paper, beautifully illuminated with bright colours embellished with bright gilt. Pp. [24], cream parchment boards, gilt-stamped cover and spine title. Covers slightly darkened, offsetting to free endpapers, gift inscription on front free endpaper, else internally very bright and crisp, a very good copy of a very beautiful book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37434
- Title
- Prayers Written at Vailima
- Author
- STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS
- Illustrator
- Alberto Sangorski
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1910
- Keywords
- Robert Louis Stevenson
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
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
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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- 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...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Parchment
- Pages or book covering made from a prepared animal skin. Parchment describes any animal skin used for books, while vellum is a...
- First Edition
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- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...