Kidnapped. With four coloured illustrations by W. R. S. Stott.
by STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS:
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Shaftesbury, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Cassell London, c.1925. Reprint. 8vo (8 1/8 x 5 3/4 inches), 344-pages.Contemporary half dark blue calf, spine decoratively blocked in gilt in compartments with burgundy lettering piece, all edges marbled. Gilt Admiralty crest on upper cover and Admiralty prize label on front pastedown. The binding by Thomas de la Rue & Co. with their ticket. Some foxing else in excellent condition and very attractive on the shelf.
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- Bookseller
- Bristow and Garland (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19884
- Title
- Kidnapped. With four coloured illustrations by W. R. S. Stott.
- Author
- STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Cassell London, c.1925.
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- Literature;
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About the Seller
Bristow and Garland
Biblio member since 2005
Shaftesbury, Dorset
About Bristow and Garland
Long established antiquarian & secondhand booksellers and dealers in autographs and manuscripts.
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- 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...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...