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FAMILIAR STUDIES OF MEN AND BOOKS
by Robert Louis Stevenson
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Blue Hill, Maine, United States
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About This Item
London: Chatto and Windus, 1882. First edition. Hardcover. Good. 397 + 26 ad dated Feb. 1882 pages. 5 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. Brown cloth binding, gilt and red printing. Condition of the book is GOOD+: wear and soiling to covers- spine darkened ends more worn, corners bent, edges of text block lightly darkened, pages clean, bookplate of previous owner on inside of front cover- inscription in ink on ffep., binding loose but sound. Fiction, RGR.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Andre Strong Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5327
- Title
- FAMILIAR STUDIES OF MEN AND BOOKS
- Author
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Chatto and Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1882
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Andre Strong Bookseller
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Blue Hill, Maine
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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