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St. Ives: Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England
by R. L. Stevenson
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1918. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1918. No edition remarks. 485 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Long edge of text block is rough cut. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier tanning to text block edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Dust marking to rear board. Gilt lettering is darkened. Mild crushing to spine ends.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1657009257LSA
- Title
- St. Ives: Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England
- Author
- R. L. Stevenson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Date Published
- 1918
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
World of Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.