Robert Louis Stevenson
by Raleigh, Walter
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Pages toned, boards lightly soiled.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
London And New York: Edward Arnold. Very Good with no dust jacket; Pages toned, boards lightly soiled.. 1896. Second Edition. Hardcover. Tan buckram with gilt lettering and brown thistle design stamped on front boards. Titles stamped in gilt on spine. Deckle edges. Top edges gilt. A memorial essay about the life and work of author Robert Louis Stevenson, the greater part of which was first issued as a lecture at The Royal Institution on May 17, 1895. ; 79 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 34874
- Title
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- Author
- Raleigh, Walter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Pages toned, boards lightly soiled.
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Edward Arnold
- Place of Publication
- London And New York
- Date Published
- 1896
- Keywords
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literary Biography;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
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Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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- Spine
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- Buckram
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- Gilt
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- New
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- Edges
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