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The Master of Ballantrae
by Robert Louis Stevenson
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/N/A
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
The Master of Ballantrae by Robert Louis Stevenson (author of Treasure Island, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Kidnapped, the Black Arrow) Hardcover First US Edition - First State Charles Scribner's Sons 1889. No preface and 2 pages of adds to the back. Includes 10 plate illustrations including a frontispiece flanking the title page. (The true first edition was published by Cassell in London and runs about $400 to $500.)
Near Fine pages in Very Good binding. Generally a nice copy. The binding is solid, some fraying to upper and lower spine, most pages are very clear, one repaired tear to one page. A very nice presentation of Stevenson's period novel with political overtones.
The Master of Ballantrae takes place in the 18th century and involves two Scottish brothers of the nobility during the mid-18th century uprising in Scotland.
NOTE: The pictures are of the actual item for sale. (The pictures are NOT a stock photo.)
Near Fine pages in Very Good binding. Generally a nice copy. The binding is solid, some fraying to upper and lower spine, most pages are very clear, one repaired tear to one page. A very nice presentation of Stevenson's period novel with political overtones.
The Master of Ballantrae takes place in the 18th century and involves two Scottish brothers of the nobility during the mid-18th century uprising in Scotland.
NOTE: The pictures are of the actual item for sale. (The pictures are NOT a stock photo.)
Synopsis
The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale is a book by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, focusing upon the conflict between two brothers, Scottish noblemen whose family is torn apart by the Jacobite rising of 1745.
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- Bookseller
- TristanBooks
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BallantraeStevenson
- Title
- The Master of Ballantrae
- Author
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- N/A
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition - First State
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1889
- Keywords
- Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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Oakland, California
About TristanBooks
Tristan Books offers modern first editions of Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror, Literature, and Children s, some signed limited editions and small press books as well as a few antiquarian books printed circa 1540-1900.
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