Prince Otto: A Romance
by STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus.
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1885. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus.. Small Octavo. Pp. viii, 300, 32-page publisher's catalogue, dated April 1885, stitched in at rear. Beautifully rebound by Blackwell in half red morocco and marbled boards, gilt-stamped spine lettering, top edge gilt, matching marbled endpapers. Copper engraved bookplate by the highly collectible bookplate artist, Edwin Davis French for Arnold Wood (1898) to front pastedown. Interior fine, clean and bright. Covers and spine a bit tanned with very minor rubbing, else a very good to near fine copy. Prideaux 13.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37593
- Title
- Prince Otto: A Romance
- Author
- STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1885
- 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)
Glossary
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- Marbled boards
- ...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- 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....
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