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Robert Louis Stevenson. A Bibliography of His Complete Works
by Slater, J. Herbert
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1914. [John] Herbert Slater (1851-1921) was a noted bibliophile and the author of several books on book collecting. This bibliography is dedicated to "early editions of Stevenson's works most interesting collectors. This tile scarce. A Near Fine copy of the First Edition. Tan cloth binding with titling in gilt on the spine. Clean text; 44 pages of stiff paper; bottom edge is trimmed, others deckle. Small bookseller stamp (California) and label (Shanghai) on the paste-downs. Slight rub to the corners; two faint smudges within observed.. Present is the very scarce dustwrapper.Light gray with titling, rules, and decorations in blue. Very Good condition; four small chips and a darkened spine. In an archival plastic protector. [There is an interesting review from "The Spectator" in April of 1914: "This bibliography is arranged in alpha- betical order, and gives the current auction price of each item. The moat valuable first editions are those of An Inland Voyage, Travels with a Donkey, and The New Arabian Nights, at about £10 each. But these prices are far surpassed by the reprint (for copyright purposes) of the first ten chapters of Kidnapped, which has been sold for 2.30: inch are the tastes of collectors We do hot understand why Mr. Slater questions the authen- ticity of "Some College Memories," the article contributed by Stevenson to The New Amphion, in view of the fact that Stevenson himself reprinted it in Memories and Portraits (1887). Perhaps bibliographers do not always read the books which they catalogue."] . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006681
- Title
- Robert Louis Stevenson. A Bibliography of His Complete Works
- Author
- Slater, J. Herbert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- G. Bell and Sons, Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1914
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature;
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- First Edition
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- Dustwrapper
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- 12mo
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- New
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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