The Wrong Box
by Robert Louis Stevenson; Lloyd Osbourne
- Used
- Very Good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1889. Very Good. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1889. First Edition. Octavo. 283 p. + 16 p. publisher's advertisements dated January 1889. Red cloth boards stamped in black. Decorative endpapers
Boards worn at extremities with brief exposure. Soiled at spine with some patches to boards. Moderate lean to spine. Slight surface cracking to hinges but binding is sound. Spotting to pages but unmarked.
Boards worn at extremities with brief exposure. Soiled at spine with some patches to boards. Moderate lean to spine. Slight surface cracking to hinges but binding is sound. Spotting to pages but unmarked.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8895
- Title
- The Wrong Box
- Author
- Robert Louis Stevenson; Lloyd Osbourne
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1889
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2019
Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.