treasure island
by R. L. Stevenson
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good ++ flexible boards, decorative endpapers. gilt lettering on spine very readable. 251pp 4.5" X 6.5"owner'
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Modern Library, Boni & Liveright, 1920. First Edition THUS. Hardcover, missing Dust Jacket. Good ++ flexible boards, decorative endpapers. gilt lettering on spine very readable. 251pp 4.5" X 6.5"owner's name on front free end paper.
Synopsis
Treasure Island is an adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of "pirates and buried gold". First published as a book in 1883, it was originally serialised in the children's magazine Young Folks between 1881-82 under the title The Sea Cook, or Treasure Island.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Westsider Rare & Used Books Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47160
- Title
- treasure island
- Author
- R. L. Stevenson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover, missing Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Good ++ flexible boards, decorative endpapers. gilt lettering on spine very readable. 251pp 4.5" X 6.5"owner'
- Edition
- First Edition THUS
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Modern Library, Boni & Liveright
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1920
- Keywords
- treasure island
Terms of Sale
Westsider Rare & Used Books Inc.
30 days refund is not as described/damaged
About the Seller
Westsider Rare & Used Books Inc.
Biblio member since 2006
New York, New York
About Westsider Rare & Used Books Inc.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- Jacket
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- 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...