Kidnapped. Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751; How He Was Kidnapped and Cast Away; His Sufferings in a Desert Isle; His Journey in the Wild Highlands [...]
by Robert Louis Stevenson; illustrated with wood engravings by Hans Alexander Mueller; introduction by Christopher Morley
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Glassine; plus slip case
- Seller
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Hyattsville, Maryland, United States
Item Price
NZ$33.66NZ$20.19
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About This Item
The Heritage Press , S.a. . Hardcover. Very Good/Glassine; plus slip case . Copyright date of 1938 is given but for the Limited Editions Club--this elegant edition may be as late as the 1960s; 237 p., clean and unmarked on fine quality paper only faintly age-toned; map end pagers; ill.; binding firm; illustrated boards in gray tonalities clean without discernible wear, and gilt lettering on unsunned red patch on spine are still bright; glassine wrapper very yellow with some chipping; celadon slip case has little edge wear but is sunned at edges.
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- Bookseller
- Robert Harper Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 065816
- Title
- Kidnapped. Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751; How He Was Kidnapped and Cast Away; His Sufferings in a Desert Isle; His Journey in the Wild Highlands [...]
- Author
- Robert Louis Stevenson; illustrated with wood engravings by Hans Alexander Mueller; introduction by Christopher Morley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Glassine; plus slip case
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Heritage Press
- Date Published
- S.a.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Robert Harper Books LLC
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Hyattsville, Maryland
About Robert Harper Books LLC
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