St. Ives. Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England
by STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus.
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus.. 12 mo. Pp. vi, 438, [4] - Publ. adverts (Works of R.L.S.). Brown cloth, with gilt heraldic ornament on green square, gilt-stamped lettering to cover and spine. Front hinge started, but has been repaired. Otherwise a very good, clean, crisp copy. First edition, precedes the UK edition. Prideaux 49.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37618
- Title
- St. Ives. Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England
- Author
- STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1897
- 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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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Gilt
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- First Edition
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...