London: Chatto & Windus, 1897. 16th ed.. Hardcover. Very Good. 278 pages. 5 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. Blue cloth binding, beveled boards, gilt lettering. Condition of the book is VERY GOOD: wear and soiling to covers- spine faded, light scuffs to covers, edges of text block darkened, pages clean, binding loose but fine- rear hinge starting to crack, long inscription in ink by previous owner on ffep.. Fiction, antiquarian.

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Bookseller: Andre Strong Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 5331
Title: VIRGINIBUS PUERISQUE AND OTHER PAPERS
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 16th ed.
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1897

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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...
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...
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...
FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Beveled: Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....