Robert Louis Stevenson : fifteen photographs taken in Hawaii and Samoa
by STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS] -
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Kenneth Alexander, N.d.. First Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Quarto. Portfolio of quarter grey/green cloth and paper over boards with mounted title label which also states: Edition limited to Fifty sets for Great Britain. This Set Number: 39 (handwritten), ribbon ties lacking. Contains list of photos signed by Kenneth Alexander, and 15 photographic plates, 3 of which are photos of important letters, on a heavy card stock measuring approx. 32 cm x 25.5, with the photos approx. 11 cm x 15 cm, labeled on the verso, loose-leaf in portfolio. Photo list states: "All plates destroyed." Plates are clean and bright. Remnants of removed bookplate to front pastedown, portfolio soiled, uneven sunning to rear board. The total issue may have been 150 copies for Britain and the U.S., quite scarce.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37468
- Title
- Robert Louis Stevenson : fifteen photographs taken in Hawaii and Samoa
- Author
- STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS] -
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Kenneth Alexander, N.d.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- 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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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Bookplate
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Quarto
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- Cloth
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