THE TRUE ROBINSON CRUSOES Stories of Adventure. Abridged from the French of F. Denis and V Chauvin
by Russell Charles
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Wellington, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Cassell and company, c.1918. Later printing. Hardcover. Very Good. no date but gift inscription for 1919 so possibly from about then? 222 pages + 8 pp adverts, 8 b/w plates (of 8) including frontispiece. Original brown cloth binding with gilt lettering and black stamped decoration, with a little general wear and some rubbing. all edges gilt. Contents clean and tight, neat 1919 dated gift inscription to title page, firmly bound, original patterned end papers. An anthology of true adventure stories. . 8vo (13 X 17 cm).
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- Bookseller
- The Last Word (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3722
- Title
- THE TRUE ROBINSON CRUSOES Stories of Adventure. Abridged from the French of F. Denis and V Chauvin
- Author
- Russell Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later printing
- Publisher
- Cassell and company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- c.1918
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About the Seller
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