SEA FOGS
by STEVENSON, Robert Louis
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
1907. STEVENSON, Robert Louis. THE SEA FOGS. (Western Classics No. One). With an introduction by Thomas Rutherford Bacon. The photogravure frontispiece after a painting by Albertine Randall Wheelan. San Francisco and New York: Paul Elder and Co., (1907). Limited edition, 1/1000 copies on handmade paper. 12mo., slate grey paper-covered boards backed in white vellum, lettered in gilt, bevelled edges, t.e.g., untrimmed, silk bookmark bound in. Lightly rubbed, with minimal soil to spine, with a subtle bump to the crown. Short, expertly-repaired edge-tear to one blank, small erasure to rfep. A tight, near fine copy, in a slightly soiled and worn slipcase.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Boston Book Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 72468
- Title
- SEA FOGS
- Author
- STEVENSON, Robert Louis
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1907
Terms of Sale
Boston Book Company
15 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 15 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Boston Book Company
Biblio member since 2006
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
About Boston Book Company
Specializing in East Asian Books with Aesthetic Interest, Japanese Books with Original Art, English and American Literature, Women's Books and the Generally Intriguing!
Established in 1979, Boston Book Company offers rare and interesting books in a broad range of subjects. Our areas of particular expertise: Japanese artist books of all eras, East Asian art in general, photographica, local history, women's books, English and American literature..
We are always eager to learn something new.... Every collector brings a novel approach to our shared love of books.
Welcome!
Helen Kelly
Charles Vilnis
David Fredette
James Desrosiers
Elizabeth Fragala
Established in 1979, Boston Book Company offers rare and interesting books in a broad range of subjects. Our areas of particular expertise: Japanese artist books of all eras, East Asian art in general, photographica, local history, women's books, English and American literature..
We are always eager to learn something new.... Every collector brings a novel approach to our shared love of books.
Welcome!
Helen Kelly
Charles Vilnis
David Fredette
James Desrosiers
Elizabeth Fragala
Glossary
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- RFEP
- The portion of the endpaper which is left loose after binding. The first loose page upon opening a book from the rear. It may be...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.