An Inland Voyage
by Stevenson, Robert Louis
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1912. The author's graphic account of his journey by canoe and railway from Antwerp to Precy,accompanied by his friend, Walter Grindlay Simpson. Special illustrated edition limited to 250 copies, this copy is number 64. Cream coloured vellum boards lightly browned along reading edges, gilt lettering to front and spine with gilt vignette to front board, spine sunned, minimal wear to corners and spine ends, boards slightly bowed, gilt closed edges to head with feint ink lettering, uncut closed edges to reading/foot, green marbled endpapers, ink inscription at head of fep, colour frontispiece with tissue guard entitled, 'The Procession in Noyon Cathedral', green marker ribbon, 12 coloured plates with tissue guards, 12 plain plates, all clear, pp clean and bright, unmarked, text clear to read, 2 folded maps to rear of book in very good condition, binding sound.. Limited Edition 64/250. Vellum Boards. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Rooke, Noel. 8vo. Ex Academic Library.
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- Bookseller
- Bookcase
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 74171
- Title
- An Inland Voyage
- Author
- Stevenson, Robert Louis
- Illustrator
- Rooke, Noel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- Limited Edition 64/250
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1912
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
Bookcase
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About the Seller
Bookcase
Biblio member since 2009
Carlisle, Cumbria
About Bookcase
A Georgian four-floor antiquarian bookshop in Carlisle's historic quarter specialising in Cumbria, Scotland, Mountaineering and rare finds. We are a friendly business, which was started by a local family and is run by friendly and experienced team members.
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- Gilt
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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....
- Vellum
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