Ballads
by Stevenson, Robert Louis
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1890. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition. A Very Good copy. Octavo. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt spine title, top edge gilt. Some inevitable rubbing to the covers, slight rubbing to the covers, gilt and cloth still very nice. Very Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11343
- Title
- Ballads
- Author
- Stevenson, Robert Louis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1890
- Keywords
- poetry, poet, poems,
Terms of Sale
Frey Fine Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Frey Fine Books
Biblio member since 2019
Rougemont, North Carolina
About Frey Fine Books
Antiquarian bookseller, with over 15 years experience.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...