R.L.S. An Omnibus
by STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS. Selected and Edited By G.B.STERN
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Plus./Good Plus.
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London / Toronto / Melbourne ..: Cassell and Company, 1950. Hardcover. Good Plus./Good Plus.. Octavo. Pp. xxxvi, 731. Black cloth, gilt spine lettering in price-intact dust jacket. Top corners slightly bruised, front hinge cracked, previous owner's ink signature to front pastedown, dust jacket slightly soiled and browned with nicks to the spine ends, else good plus, clean copy in good plus dust jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37712
- Title
- R.L.S. An Omnibus
- Author
- STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS. Selected and Edited By G.B.STERN
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus.
- Jacket Condition
- Good Plus.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Cassell and Company
- Place of Publication
- London / Toronto / Melbourne ..
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- Robert Louis Stevenson
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
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