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FOOTNOTE TO HISTORY. Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa
by STEVENSON, Robert Louis
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Bookplate of Rex Maugham on the front pastedown. Fine
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1895. Reprint. Hardcover. Bookplate of Rex Maugham on the front pastedown. Fine. Attractively bound in modern half green morocco leather and marbled boards, lettered and decorated in gilt on the spine with five raised bands; top edge gilt. Stevenson arrived in Samoa in 1889 where he built a house at Vailima. This is his account of the turmoils resulting from the attempts of England, the United States, and Germany to influence the direction of the Polynesian island.
Synopsis
An affair which might be deemed worthy of a note of a few lines in any general history has been here expanded to the size of a volume or large pamphlet. The smallness of the scale, and the singularity of the manners and events and many of the characters, considered, it is hoped that, in spite of its outlandish subject, the sketch may find readers. It has been a task of difficulty. Speed was essential, or it might come too late to be of any service to a distracted country.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021517
- Title
- FOOTNOTE TO HISTORY. Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa
- Author
- STEVENSON, Robert Louis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Bookplate of Rex Maugham on the front pastedown. Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1895
- Keywords
- Samoa, 19th Century Literature, Fine Bindings, Polynesia, Pacific Islands, Robert L. Stevenson, 19th Century British Literature, Robert Louis Stevenson
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century Literature; Fine Bindings; Polynesia;
Terms of Sale
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.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
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).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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....
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...
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