St. Ives, being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England
by Stevenson, Robert Louis
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near fine, red leatherbound boards, gilt titling and designs on spine bright; pages a.e.g., unmarked and tightly bound, some fox
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Heinemann, 1911. reprint. hardback. Near fine, red leatherbound boards, gilt titling and designs on spine bright; pages a.e.g., unmarked and tightly bound, some foxing on pastedowns, neat owner's inscription on ffep.. 18mo (170 x 100 / 6_"" x 4""). An unfinished novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. It was completed in 1898 by Arthur Quiller-Couch. The book plot concerns the adventures of the dashing Viscomte Anne de Keroual de St. Ives, a Napoleonic soldier enlisted as a private under the name Champdivers, after his capture by the British.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC48863
- Title
- St. Ives, being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England
- Author
- Stevenson, Robert Louis
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine, red leatherbound boards, gilt titling and designs on spine bright; pages a.e.g., unmarked and tightly bound, some fox
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1911
- Pages
- 383
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- fiction, pocket, , leather-binding, RLStevenson
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 18mo (170 x 100 / 6_\"\" x 4\"\")
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