New Arabian Nights
by Stevenson, Robert Louis
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Henry Holt & Co, 1882. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1st American edition. A Very Good copy. 12mo. Publisher's tan decorated cloth. The spine is very slightly cocked and very slightly darkened, the bottom of the front cover is slightly dusty, still an attractive copy with Fine contents. No. 141 in the Leisure Hour Series.
Synopsis
New Arabian Nights by Robert Louis Stevenson, first published in 1882, is a collection of short stories previously published in magazines between 1877 and 1880. The collection contains Stevenson's first published fiction, and a few of the stories are considered by some critics to be his best work, as well as pioneering works in the English short story tradition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10830
- Title
- New Arabian Nights
- Author
- Stevenson, Robert Louis
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Henry Holt & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1882
- Keywords
- stevenson, fables, tales, arabian
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Frey Fine Books
Biblio member since 2019
Rougemont, North Carolina
About Frey Fine Books
Antiquarian bookseller, with over 15 years experience.
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- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....