Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers
by STEVENSON, Robert Louis
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York. Charles Scribner's Sons. 1896. Hardcover. 12mo, 19cm, "author's edition", vi,278p., in contemporary half crushed red morocco, gilt titles and gilt decorated panels on the spine, small inlay on the flora decoration, gilt ruled borders on the boards, marbled boards and endpapers, t.e.g., some toning on the text, a very good to fine copy in attractive signed binding "Vautm(?)hin R(e?)l", (ho2.1) ~ Twelve essays, formerly published in various periodicals, with the first appearance of "Some Portraits of Raeburn
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Details
- Bookseller
- Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC) (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35733
- Title
- Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers
- Author
- STEVENSON, Robert Louis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- New York. Charles Scribner's Sons. 1896
- Keywords
- ENGLISH LITERATURE STEVENSON ESSAYS LEATHER CRUSHED MOROCCO FINE BINDINGS
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Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
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Glossary
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- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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....