Robert Louis Stevenson's Works, VolumeVIII ( Poems, Ballads and Essays)-Manhattan Edition
by Stevenson, Robert Louis
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- 4/7
- Seller
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Belen, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles C. Bigelow, 1906. Hard cover. 4. Very good. 464 p. Very Good. Maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering. Text is clean and unmarked. Binding is sound, hinges are tight, spine is square. Top page edges are gilt and others are rough cut. Pages are uncut. Extremities are free of marks. Corners are sharp. Boards have no wear. Spine is dulled and has age spots. Gilt lettering is bright and distinct. Frayed at the crown and heel..
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- Bookseller
- Carobok (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Alibris.0000659
- Title
- Robert Louis Stevenson's Works, VolumeVIII ( Poems, Ballads and Essays)-Manhattan Edition
- Author
- Stevenson, Robert Louis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - 4
- Jacket Condition
- 7
- Publisher
- Charles C. Bigelow
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1906
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- 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....
- Cloth
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- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...