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Kidnapped Being the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751: How he  was Kidnapped and Cast away; his Sufferings in a Desert Isle; His Journey  in the West Highlands; his Acquaintance with Alan Breck Stewart and other  notorious Highland Jacobites; with all that he suffered at the hands of  his Uncle, Ebenezer Balfour of Shaws, falsely so-called

Kidnapped Being the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751: How he was Kidnapped and Cast away; his Sufferings in a Desert Isle; His Journey in the West Highlands; his Acquaintance with Alan Breck Stewart and other notorious Highland Jacobites; with all that he suffered at the hands of his Uncle, Ebenezer Balfour of Shaws, falsely so-called

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Kidnapped Being the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751: How he was Kidnapped and Cast away; his Sufferings in a Desert Isle; His Journey in the West Highlands; his Acquaintance with Alan Breck Stewart and other notorious Highland Jacobites; with all that he suffered at the hands of his Uncle, Ebenezer Balfour of Shaws, falsely so-called

by Stevenson. Robert Louis

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London: Cassell and Company 1910. 16mo. 373, [4] pp. Full leather with an attractive decorative gilt design and lettering to front board and spine. Top edge gilt. A few small tears to head of spine, general minor marks or rubbing to surface of leather including a half ring mark to front board; light cracking to spine gilt. Internally clean. A handsome volume. A historical adventure novel from R. L. Stevenson featuring real events and persons in Scottish history. . Very Good. Full Leather. 1910.

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Title
Kidnapped Being the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751: How he was Kidnapped and Cast away; his Sufferings in a Desert Isle; His Journey in the West Highlands; his Acquaintance with Alan Breck Stewart and other notorious Highland Jacobites; with all that he suffered at the hands of his Uncle, Ebenezer Balfour of Shaws, falsely so-called
Author
Stevenson. Robert Louis
Format/Binding
Full Leather
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
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Hardcover
Publisher
Cassell and Company 1910
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1910
Size
16mo.
Keywords
Historical adventure
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Literature; History;

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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...
Top Edge Gilt
Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
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....
Rubbing
Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.

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