Weir of Hermiston. An Unfinished Romance
by STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, Norwood Press, 1896. Hardcover. Very Good. 12 mo. Pp. 266. In a Margaret Armstrong signed binding of olive green silk cloth with gilt-tooled frame surrounding cover title in an ornate gilt oval of thistles, gilt title to spine with thistle decorations, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Slight lean, light tanning around margins of covers, spine faded to light brown, slightly rubbed, bookplate of Chas. C. Teall to pastedown, else very good, clean copy.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37620
- Title
- Weir of Hermiston. An Unfinished Romance
- Author
- STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons, Norwood Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1896
- Keywords
- Margaret Armstrong; Robert Louis Stevenson
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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....