New Arabian Nights
by Stevenson, Robert Louis
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good, no d/j, 3rd impression in Oct 1924 of Tusitala edition (orig. Nov 1923); blue boards with blindpressed signature on f
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan, 1924. Tusitala. hardback. Very good, no d/j, 3rd impression in Oct 1924 of Tusitala edition (orig. Nov 1923); blue boards with blindpressed signature on front, gilt titling on spine showing signs of rubbing. Pages clean and unmarked (exc. for inscriptions on ffep) - some tanning on endpapers. . 18mo (170 x 100 / 6_"" x 4""). The first volume of Macmillan's Tusitala complete edition of Stevenson's works. First published in 1882, is a collection of short stories previously published in magazines between 1877 and 1880. The collection contains Stevenson's first published fiction, and a few of the stories are considered by some critics to be his best work, as well as pioneering works in the English short story tradition.Contains: the Suicide Club; The Rajah's Diamond; The Pavilion on the Links; The Lodging for the Night; The Sire de Maletroits Door; and Providence and the Guitar
Synopsis
New Arabian Nights by Robert Louis Stevenson, first published in 1882, is a collection of short stories previously published in magazines between 1877 and 1880. The collection contains Stevenson's first published fiction, and a few of the stories are considered by some critics to be his best work, as well as pioneering works in the English short story tradition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC49067
- Title
- New Arabian Nights
- Author
- Stevenson, Robert Louis
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, no d/j, 3rd impression in Oct 1924 of Tusitala edition (orig. Nov 1923); blue boards with blindpressed signature on f
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Tusitala
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1924
- Pages
- 297
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- short stories, pocket, RLStevenson
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 18mo (170 x 100 / 6_\"\" x 4\"\")
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- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....