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The Master Of Ballantrae And Weir Of Hermiston And Other Fragments
by R. L. Stevenson
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Collins, 1959. Hardcover. Good. 1959. Reprint. 384 pages. No dust jacket. Dark red cloth with a black and white illustrated frontis. Minor tanning to pages with pen and pencil inscriptions to front pastedown and endpaper with slight dog-eared pages throughout. Notable foxing to text block edges. Boards have visible rubbing and minor bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends as well.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1623852387GEO
- Title
- The Master Of Ballantrae And Weir Of Hermiston And Other Fragments
- Author
- R. L. Stevenson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Collins
- Date Published
- 1959
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
World of Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
About World of Rare Books
Wob sells rare and collectable books on behalf of charities. Our team of booksellers are happy to deal with any enquiries and aim to provide same-day dispatch for all orders.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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....
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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