The Black Arrow. A Tale of Two Roses
by Stevenson, Robert Louis
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
London: Cassell & Co. Hardcover. very good. x,296pp. Octavo. Illustrated with coloured plates from paintings (including frontispiece) from N.C. Wyeth. Pictorial endpapers. Original green cloth with pictorial paste-on label on front cover and gilt lettering on spine. Gift inscription on half title page in ink. Covers slightly rubbed with slight wear to extremities. very good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 113948
- Title
- The Black Arrow. A Tale of Two Roses
- Author
- Stevenson, Robert Louis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Cassell & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- Illustrated Books|Fiction
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About the Seller
Aquila Books
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Calgary, Alberta
About Aquila Books
Aquila Books specializes in books dealing with Polar Exploration, Western Canadiana, Mountaineering, the Canadian Pacific Railway, Early Voyages as well as many other areas. We also deal in antique maps and prints, historic photos, autograph letters, postcards, antique scientific instruments and antique bookcases. Please contact us if you have any questions.
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- 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
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- Cloth
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- Title Page
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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...