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Kidnapped Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751
by Robert Louis Stevenson
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
Cassell & Company, 1886. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Cassell & Company; city not noted, 1886. Hardcover. First Edition, Second Issue (pleasure on page 40, twelve o’clock on page 64 and Long Island on page 101). Fold-out map in front intact and present. A Very Good, original blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding intact, starting and partially cracked hinges, bit of sunning to spine, some handling/scuffing to boards, two creases to buckram mid front board, some rubbing along board edges, small abrasions to board corners, bit of age toning to pages, some scattered foxing to text block edges and front/back matters, W.H. Smith & Co. embossed stamp and couple of faint pencil ownership names on front free endpaper, pencil number on margin of page 2 at hinge, without Dust wrapper. In a Very Good, custom clamshell case with some handling/scuffing and slight discoloration but sturdy. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9], 311pp. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 111111112915
- Title
- Kidnapped Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751
- Author
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Cassell & Company
- Date Published
- 1886
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Lavendier Books
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Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
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