The Merry Men and Other Tales and Fables
by STEVENSON, Robert Louis
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Palm Springs, California, United States
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About This Item
London, Chatto & Windus, 1887., 1887. First edition. 8vo. 32 page publisher's catalogue dated September 1886 at end. Original pictorial blue cloth stamped in gilt, silver and black; green floral endpapers. Bookplate of Albert Louis Cotton on the front pastedown. Enclosed in a 1/2 blue morocco slipcase with folding chemise. Beinecke 411.. F. Hardcover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Houle Rare Books & Autographs (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 224023
- Title
- The Merry Men and Other Tales and Fables
- Author
- STEVENSON, Robert Louis
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- F
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, Chatto & Windus, 1887.
- Date Published
- 1887
- Keywords
- LITERATURE
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Houle Rare Books & Autographs
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Palm Springs, California
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