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Familiar Studies of Men and Books
by Stevenson, Robert Louis
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1906. First Edition. Vellum. Near fine. The first Fine Paper edition of Familiar Studies of Men and Books by Robert Louis Stevenson.. Octavo, xx, [2], 277pp. Title in gilt on green morocco label affixed to gilt-embellished vellum spine. Blue cloth boards. Stated "Fine-Paper Edition" on title page. Solid text block, some soiling to covers, faint wear to endpapers, a near fine example. Contains a series of criticisms on well-known authors including Victor Hugo, Walt Whitman, and Henry David Thoreau.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14414
- Title
- Familiar Studies of Men and Books
- Author
- Stevenson, Robert Louis
- Illustrator
- The first Fine Paper edition of Familiar Studies of Men and Books by Robert Louis Stevenson.
- Format/Binding
- Vellum
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1906
- Keywords
- Weir of Hermiston, first issue treasure island, first edition treasure island, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, prince otto Stevenson, an island voyage Stevenson, David balfour Stevenson, new Arabian nights Stevenson
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Glossary
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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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
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