St. Ives.: Being The Adventures of a French Prisoner in England.
by STEVENSON, Robert Louis
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann,, 1898. First British edition of Stevenson's unfinished novel, originally published in the US the preceding year, the last six chapters of which were supplied by Arthur Quiller-Couch. Octavo (182 x 118 mm). Bound for Asprey in black morocco gilt, titles in gilt on spine, raised bands with compartments ruled in gilt, gilt-ruled edges and turn-ins, blue marbled endpapers, edges gilt. [32 pp.] of publisher's advertisements at the end. Boards faintly rubbed, very occasional faint finger-soiling; a near-fine copy. Prideaux 49.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 134634
- Title
- St. Ives.
- Author
- STEVENSON, Robert Louis
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: William Heinemann,
- Date Published
- 1898
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
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London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...