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The Robert Louis Stevenson Originals
by E. Blantyre Simpson
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: T. N. Foulis, 1912. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 6". Not stated. An first edition of this illustrated biography of Robert Louis Stevenson. A first edition copy of this interesting biography of Victorian author Robert Louis Stevenson. With thirty one plates, including one folding plate, collated and complete. Eve Blantyre Simpson was a prolific biographer, but also wrote a book about the folklore of lowland Scotland. With four pages of publisher's adverts to the rear. In the publisher's original buckram binding. Externally, lovely. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with sporadic patches of light foxing within the volume and to the fore edge of the text block. Very Good Indeed
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 856N33
- Title
- The Robert Louis Stevenson Originals
- Author
- E. Blantyre Simpson
- Illustrator
- Not stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T. N. Foulis
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1912
- Size
- 8" by 6"
- Keywords
- The Robert Louis Stevenson originals Eve Blantyre Simpson Colour Plates Biography Eve Blantyre Simpson
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Cloth
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- Text Block
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
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