![The Wrong Box](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/012/000/1545000012.0.m.jpg)
The Wrong Box
by Stevenson, Robert Louis; Lloyd Osbourne
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good - (minus)
- Seller
-
St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1889. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Very Good - (minus). 19 x 13 cm. 12mo. 244pp vii [2] [4 ads]. Bound in tan cloth, 2 paste down title labels (title and reproduction of newspaper ad). . Chipping to head and tail of spine. First U.S. edition with 1889 on title and copyright page. Gerstley 42A.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Midway Used and Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 71493
- Title
- The Wrong Box
- Author
- Stevenson, Robert Louis; Lloyd Osbourne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good - (minus)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.S. Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1889
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature/Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Midway Used and Rare Books
Domestic shipping is USPS media rate for $6.00 with delivery confirmation. MINNESOTA residents-please add 7.875% Sales Tax.
Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required.Overseas Orders: -billed for exact shipping charges. We prefer INSURED Parcel Post -- buyer assumes all risk of uninsured shipment including mail theft, loss, or damage. INTERNATIONAL: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipients country.
About the Seller
Midway Used and Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
St. Paul, Minnesota
About Midway Used and Rare Books
Midway Bookstore was established in 1965. We have an open shop overflowing with tens of thousands of used, rare, and out of print books. As a general used bookstore, our stock encompasses all subject areas with a strong emphasis on Art, Illustrated books, History and Photography. You can contact us via e-mail or phone. Keep checking our inventory--we are always adding new titles!
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- 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....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...