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The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale
by Robert Louis Stevenson
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0895776294
- ISBN 13
- 9780895776297
- Seller
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TORRINGTON, Wyoming, United States
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About This Item
Pleasantville, NY: The Readers Digest Association, 1995. Book. Illus. by Walter Stanley Paget. Near Fine. Hardcover. Reprint Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. NF/none, used but looks like new, black buckram binding with gilt text on spine and upper, purple buckram along spine, xi-xiv, 224pp. Interior clean and bright, no marks, binding tight. Slightest of shelf rubbing to exterior, clean near bright..
Synopsis
The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale is a book by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, focusing upon the conflict between two brothers, Scottish noblemen whose family is torn apart by the Jacobite rising of 1745.
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- Bookseller
- PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018515
- Title
- The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale
- Author
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- Illustrator
- Walter Stanley Paget
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0895776294
- ISBN 13
- 9780895776297
- Publisher
- The Readers Digest Association
- Place of Publication
- Pleasantville, NY
- Date Published
- 1995
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON, MASTER OF BALLANTRAE
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC
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TORRINGTON, Wyoming
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.