The Treasure of Franchard
by Robert Louis Stevenson
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
-
Nashua, New Hampshire, United States
Item Price
NZ$23.83NZ$20.26
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About This Item
Limited edition hardcover with slipcase, published by The Story Press, 1954. This is book number 793 of an edition of 3,000. Story by Stevenson with illustrations by Laszlo Matulay. The Stevenson story being 73 pages, with an additional 52 pages of illustrations by Matulay. 7-5/8" X 8-5/8", sewn binding. Sturdy green cloth covered cover boards, with the title and author name imprinted on the spine in red and a design on the front cover board in red as well. Cover boards are flat, the corners are not bumped or creased. There are some age tanning spots to the front paste-down and first flyleaf page. No former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages. Outer slipcase box is intact. Box has some rubbing wear and a section of sun fading to the open edge - about 3/4" wide vertical band. Not a library discard copy. Attached photos are of the copy we have in our inventory.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hopkins Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22-07486
- Title
- The Treasure of Franchard
- Author
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Story Classics
- Date Published
- 1954
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classics;
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About the Seller
Hopkins Books
Biblio member since 2015
Nashua, New Hampshire
About Hopkins Books
We're a small, independent, family run book seller specializing in current fiction and non-fiction, with an emphasis on Art, Art History, History, Memoirs, Travel Memoirs, Signed First Editions, and Literature in Translation.Do you have any questions about our books ? Let us know, we'd love to hear from you! Do you want to see a photo of a book before you order it ? We try to post as many photos as possbiel, but sometimes there will be a item in inventory that does not show a photo here. So feel free to ask for photos, we don't mind at all. We package all of our orders carefully either in a box that has been designed to ship books, or in a padded envelope. We want to make sure you receive your order in the best possible condition!Our preferred shipping method is USPS Media Mail. Recently, the USPS has added tracking to Media Mail , which has been a great addition to this service.If you do choose to have your order shipped "Expedited", my shipping cost may seem higher than expected. Some of our books are large format hardcovers that can cost quite a bit when shipped expedited. So I would like to make sure that I can cover the cost upfront. However, if the actual cost of expedited shipping is less than the charge, I will refund the difference!
Glossary
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- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....