Boston: L.C. Page, 1901., 1901. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition. Octavo, green cloth covered boards decorated in white and gilt with armorial lion rampant, gilt titles and spine titles. Top edge gilt. 369pp. plus 8 pages of ads. Illustrated by Howard Pyle "and others". 7 full page illustrations in black and white. A fine brilliant copy with rich green cloth and bright title and decoration on front panel. Spine is a bare half tone off but noticeable only against the fine color of the rest of the volume. Interior is bright, tight, fresh and clean. A great copy..

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Bookseller: Brillig Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 01236A
Title: Captain Ravenshaw.
Author: Stephens, Robert Neilson
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Boston: L.C. Page, 1901.
Date Published: 1901
Keywords: HOWARD PYLE, ILLLUSTRATED, CHILDRENS', CHILDREN'S, YOUNG ADULT, ADVENTURE, FICTION
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction;

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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...
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...
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Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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...
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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....