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Voyage to Windward: The Life of Robert Louis Stevenson
by J.C. Furnas
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: William Sloane Associates, 1951. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8.5" by 6". None. An uncommon US first edition of this biography of Robert Louis Stevenson. Written by Joseph Chamberlain Furnas, the book traces Stevenson's early years in Scotland through to his travels in the South Seas and America. Robert Louis Stevenson was a popular writer, who is best known for 'Treasure Island' and 'Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'. In cloth binding with gilt detailing and original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally very smart. Some minor shelfwear to extremities and backstrip. The dustwrapper has some wear to the joints and chipping to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean throughout. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MOD4-A-2
- Title
- Voyage to Windward: The Life of Robert Louis Stevenson
- Author
- J.C. Furnas
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Sloane Associates
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1951
- Size
- 8.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- robert louis stevenson joseph chamberlain furnas treasure island dr jekyll and mr hyde joseph chamberlain furnas
Terms of Sale
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Books are sent on approval and may be returned in like condition for any reason within 14 days of receipt. Responsibility of return to be with the purchaser.
About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
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Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
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