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The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson to his Family and Friends. (Two volume set, complete)
by Stevenson, Robert Louis; Sidney Colvin, editor
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition. Two volume set, complete. A Near Fine set. 8vo., xliii, 443, xiii, 461 pp, facsimiles, plates, illustrations. Publisher's red cloth with gilt device and spine title. Top edges gilt. Near Fine, the front hinge of Volume One just barely starting. Author Ruel Perley Smith's copy with his handsome book plate in each volume. A handsome set.
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- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10877
- Title
- The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson to his Family and Friends. (Two volume set, complete)
- Author
- Stevenson, Robert Louis; Sidney Colvin, editor
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1899
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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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
Frey Fine Books
Biblio member since 2019
Rougemont, North Carolina
About Frey Fine Books
Antiquarian bookseller, with over 15 years experience.
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- 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....
- 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...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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