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The Merry Men and Other Tales and Fables
by Robert Louis Stevenson
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Leigh-On-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1907. Hardcover. Good. Pleasant half leather binding of Stevenson's collection of six short stories, most on the theme of morality and greed. Gilt decoration and raised bands to spine. Marbled end-papers. Top edge gilt. Fore-edge rough cut. Slight sunning to spine. Rubbing to edges and marking to leather. Armorial bookplate of Harold A. Wernher to front pastedown. Contents clean and tight. Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- AJ Scruffles
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004390
- Title
- The Merry Men and Other Tales and Fables
- Author
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1907
- Keywords
- fiction, literature, short,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Leather Bindings;
Terms of Sale
AJ Scruffles
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
AJ Scruffles
Biblio member since 2010
Leigh-On-Sea, Essex
About AJ Scruffles
AJ Scruffles is an online bookseller, based between Epping and Harlow. Our website also hosts an online magazine with reviews, articles and humour
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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