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Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
by Stevenson, Robert Louis
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1886. 141 [+ads.]pp. Duodecimo (120 mm x 178 mm). First UK edition. Buff coloured printed wrappers with dark blue lettering and decorations and red lettering to both the front and back wrappers; date corrected in black ink on the front wrapper. Some closed tears and chipping along the edges of the wrappers, as well as some professional restoration to the spine. A very small chip missing from the bottom corner of the title page. Internally clean. Housed in a custom made red cloth clamshell case backed with red morocco leather and stamped gold gilt lettering. A very good copy of a fragile and scarce book. The American edition of this novella was published just four days before the UK edition, making it technically the true first edition; The UK edition consisted of only 4250 copies--1250 in cloth and 3000 in wrappers. This is probably one of Stevenson's most well known works and was hugely popular upon its publication. 1886
Synopsis
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a novella written by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson and first published in 1886. It is about a London lawyer who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr Henry Jekyll, and the misanthropic Mr Hyde. The work is known for its vivid portrayal of a split personality, split in the sense that within the same person there is both an apparently good and an evil personality each being quite distinct from the other.
Reviews
On Sep 3 2019, a reader said:
Love this book! My friend has this book in Hardback from Gregg Publishing Co. 1920 a friend had passed down and passed away sence a true blessing to had recieved this book before his padding
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aquila Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 142590
- Title
- Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- Author
- Stevenson, Robert Louis
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1886
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Classic Literature|Robert Louis Stevenson|Penny Dreadfuls
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Glossary
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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