The Isle of Voices and Other Stories
by Stevenson, Robert Louis
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Slipcased
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
The Folio Society, London, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover (illustrated Cloth). Very Good Condition/Slipcased. Illustrator: Michael Foreman. Notes and Scots glossary. Navy blue coloured end pages. Colour illustrated frontispiece and the illustrations within the text have all been created by Michael Foreman. Illustrated navy blue coloured cloth covered boards with silver coloured titles and illustration to the back strip. Blue coloured slip case. This book draws together eight short stories taken from The Merry Men and Other Tales and Fables & Island Nights' Entertainments & Uncollected Stories, three volumes of short stories published during Robert Louis Stevenson's life. A hint of rubbing to the book corners. Minor rubbing and marks to the slip case. First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. VIII, 384 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Michael Foreman. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Literature & Literary; Short stories; Inventory No: 0289108. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0289108
- Title
- The Isle of Voices and Other Stories
- Author
- Stevenson, Robert Louis
- Illustrator
- Michael Foreman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (illustrated Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Slipcased
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Short stories Scottish Robert Louis Stevenson Literature & Literary; Short stories; Michael Foreman Unbranded Stevenson, Robert Louis The Isle of Voices and Other Stories
- Bookseller catalogs
- Short Stories;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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