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KIDNAPPED. BEING MEMOIRS OF THE ADVENTURES OF DAVID BALFOUR IN THE YEAR 1751...
by STEVENSON, Robert Louis
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Tasteful bookplate on the front pastedown. Fine in a close to Fine slipcase
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1938. Hardcover. Tasteful bookplate on the front pastedown. Fine in a close to Fine slipcase. Hans Alexander Mueller. Octavo (6-1/4" x 9-1/2") bound in full brick-colored linen with the silver-stamped black leather label still present. This label is lacking on most of the copies we have seen. Introduction by Christopher Morley. Designed and printed by Elmer Adler at the Pynson Printers. Copy #881 of 1500 illustrated with color wood engravings by Hans Alexander Mueller and SIGNED by him on the colophon page.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018914
- Title
- KIDNAPPED. BEING MEMOIRS OF THE ADVENTURES OF DAVID BALFOUR IN THE YEAR 1751...
- Author
- STEVENSON, Robert Louis
- Illustrator
- Hans Alexander Mueller
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Tasteful bookplate on the front pastedown. Fine in a close to Fine slipcase
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1938
- Keywords
- Signed, Wood Engravings, Illustrated Books, Robert Louis Stevenson, Hans Alexander Mueller, Literature: English, Color Wood Engravings, 19th Century British Literature, 19th Century Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century British Literature;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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