THE CRUISE OF THE "JANET NICHOL" AMONG THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDS: A Diary by Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson
by Stevenson, Mrs. Robert Louis
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1914.. 1914.. Very good. - Octavo, maroon cloth titled in gilt on spine & front cover. The covers are lightly bumped. The spine is slightly faded with a small white stain to the tail. x, [1] l. & 189 pp. B&W frontispiece & 24 B&W plates. There is an owner's bookplate on the front pastedown & a pencil name on the front endpaper. There are several surface tears to 1 plate & to the facing text page where they have stuck together & have been separated. There is scattered light foxing. Mild ex-library with dates stamped on the rear pastedown. An attractive copy in spite of its flaws. <p>First edition.
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- Seller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 1619
- Title
- THE CRUISE OF THE "JANET NICHOL" AMONG THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDS: A Diary by Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson
- Author
- Stevenson, Mrs. Robert Louis
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1914.
- Date Published
- 1914.
- Keywords
- TRAVEL; SOUTH SEA ISLANDS; CRUISE; JANET NICHOL; DIARY; MRS. ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON; ILLUSTRATIONS; PLATES; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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