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Torchlight
by Stevenson, III, Robert Louis
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- near fine with fine dust jacket. 8vo. 291pp.
- ISBN 10
- 0399143157
- ISBN 13
- 9780399143151
- Seller
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Brandon, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York:: Putnam, 1997. 1st edition, 1st printing.. hardcover. near fine with fine dust jacket. 8vo. 291pp.. two small gold star stickers near top corner of front endpaper. Family run used bookstore open to the public since 1988. 30 Years of Bookselling Experience backing the careful selection and description of each book we offer.
Synopsis
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was born in Edinburgh. In the brief span of forty-four years, dogged by poor health, he made an enormous contribution to English literature with his novels, poetry, and essays. The son of upper-middle-class parents, he was the victim of lung trouble from birth, and spent a sheltered childhood surrounded by constant care. The balance of his life was taken up with his unremitting devotion to work, and a search for a cure to his illness that took him all over the world. His travel essays were publihsed widely, and his short fiction was gathered in many volumes. His first full-length work of fiction, Treasure Island , was published in 1883 and brought him great fame, which only increased with the publication of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886). He followed with the Scottish romances Kidnapped (1886) and The Master of Ballantrae (1889). In 1888 he set out with his family for the South Seas, traveling to the leper colony at Molokai, and finally settling in Samoa, where he died.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Book Corner Tampa Bay
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 59367
- Title
- Torchlight
- Author
- Stevenson, III, Robert Louis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - near fine with fine dust jacket. 8vo. 291pp.
- Edition
- 1st edition, 1st printing.
- ISBN 10
- 0399143157
- ISBN 13
- 9780399143151
- Publisher
- Putnam
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- mystery, thrillers, diving
Terms of Sale
Book Corner Tampa Bay
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10 day return for any reason as long as book is returned in same condition as we sent it. We have been selling used books in a shop open to the public fulltime since 1988.
About the Seller
Book Corner Tampa Bay
Biblio member since 2004
Brandon, Florida
About Book Corner Tampa Bay
Established in 1988.Who are we? One of The Few, The Proud, The Incredibly Stubborn Who Still Believe a Brick and Mortar Store Open to the Public Remains a Viable Option in This Age of Internet Giants and eReaders.We are Book Corner Tampa Bay.We have been serving the good folks in the Brandon/Tampa, Florida area with a shop open to the public for over 27 years. Making us one of the longest running used book stores dealing in both hardcover and paperbacks in Tampa!Book Corner Tampa Bay Specialties:We also carry a nice selection of quality, gently used books on most all subjects, both hardcover and paperback. We also have a section of collectible books, from earlier century leatherbacks to wonderful old children's books, rare first editions, and much more.In Novels we carry Science Fiction, Horror, Fantasy, Mysteries and Thrillers, Teen Fiction & Manga in both hardcover and paperback.In Nonfiction, we specialize in hardcover and softcover titles in Children's Books, Children's Illustrated, Cookbooks, Classics, Metaphysics, plus a wide selection of books in many other subjects from Americana to Zoology.We also specialize in a love of books! All our employees are book-o-holics. It isn't just a business. It is an addiction that we share with our customers.
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