BALLADS
by Stevenson, Robert Louis
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Launceston, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1890. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. pp vi, 137. Original blue-black cloth binding with gilt lettering to spine, thick boards with bevelled edges, very good clean and bright, cloth very slightly frayed to head of spine, a little general wear. Top edge gilt, other edges uncut. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions, no spotting, a little dusty to the odd uncut edge. A very good copy..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Loe Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005938
- Title
- BALLADS
- Author
- Stevenson, Robert Louis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1890
- Size
- 8vo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Loe Books
We are pleased to offer a full refund on any item, if it is returned within 14. If it is not as described, we will also be happy to reimburse shipping costs, otherwise we will only refund the cost of the item. The above only applies if we receive the item back in the same condition that it was sent. We are happy to send books under 1kg free in the UK
About the Seller
Loe Books
Biblio member since 2006
Launceston, Cornwall
About Loe Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...