New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1898. Published 1898. One volume of the series titled, Stories by English Authors. Chocolate brown cloth with gilt spine lettering, S.J. Weyman frontis portrait with protective tissue, 196 pages. The book is in very good condition with very mildly rubbed spine ends and corners, light overall surface rubbing, sound text block, good hinges, clean pages with no names or other markings. Contents: A Lodging for the Night by R.L. Stevenson; A Leaf in the Storm by Ouida; A Terribly Strange Bed by Wilkie Collins; Michel Lorio's Cross by Hesba Stretton; and A Perilous Armour by Stanley J. Weyman. A very well kept copy.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Resource Books, LLC (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 020362
Title: Stories By English Authors : France
Author: Various Authors
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1898
Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
Keywords: WEYMAN R.L. STEVENSON OUIDA WILKIE COLLINS HESBA STRETTON PERILOUS ARMOR NIGHT'S LODGING STORM STRANGE BED CROSS BEARING CROSS TO BEAR
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Literary History;

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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....
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...