Weir of Hermiston. An Unfinished Romance
by STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Chatto and Windus, 1896. First UK EDITION. Hardcover. Very Good. 12 mo. Pp. [290], 32 - Publisher's catalogue dated March, 1896. Title-page printed in red & black. Dark blue buckram, bevelled edges, gilt spine titles, top edge gilt. Slightly scuffed, contemporary ink signature dated Nov. 1896 to pastedown. Very light tanning to endpapers, else a very gooc copy. Prideaux 45, p. 97.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37621
- Title
- Weir of Hermiston. An Unfinished Romance
- Author
- STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First UK EDITION
- Publisher
- Chatto and Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1896
- 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)
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...