Los Angeles: Limited Editions Club, 1956. Hardcover. Bookplate on the front pastedown. Near Fine in in a Very Good slipcase with typical soiling and a closed split. Millard Sheets. Tall quarto (8-1/4" x 12-1/4") bound in cloth-backed paper with a grass-cloth Hawaiian design by the illustrator; 134 pages. Handsomely printed by the Ward Ritchie Press. Introduction by Stevenson's biographer, J. C. Furnas. Copy #39 of 1500 illustrated by Millard Sheets and SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in.

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Bookseller: Charles Agvent (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 017768
Title: THE BEACH OF FALESA
Author: STEVENSON, Robert Louis
Illustrator: Millard Sheets
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Bookplate on the front pastedown. Near Fine in in a Very Good slipcase with typical soiling and a closed split
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Limited Editions Club
Place of Publication: Los Angeles
Date Published: 1956
Keywords: Signed, 19th Century Literature, Signed, Millard Sheets, Limited Editions, Fine Press, Robert L. Stevenson, Literature: English
Bookseller catalogs: 19th Century British Literature; South Pacific;

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Charles Agvent

All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.

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Charles Agvent

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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania

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About Charles Agvent

We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).

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