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Robert Louis Stevenson “Treasure Island” c.1940 Several glossy full-color plates
This is a "very good" vintage decorated hardcover with a pictorial paste down on the front board, published circa 1940 by Daviod McKay of Philadelphia, 289 pages No writing, no loose, torn or folded pages. The binding is intact and tight. Text block closes tightly and is square, top edge has a light linear scuff. The spine head, tail, and board corners are all somewhat bumped with some wear to the cloth, but not frayed or worn all the way through. Some light surface wear on the pictorial cover image, but overall, still bright and pleasing. Please see accompanying images for more condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
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Robert Louis Stevenson “Treasure Island” c.1940 Several glossy full-color plates
This is a "very good" vintage decorated hardcover with a pictorial paste down on the front board, published circa 1940 by Daviod McKay of Philadelphia, 289 pages No writing, no loose, torn or folded pages. The binding is intact and tight. Text block closes tightly and is square, top edge has a light linear scuff. The spine head, tail, and board corners are all somewhat bumped with some wear to the cloth, but not frayed or worn all the way through. Some light surface wear on the pictorial cover image, but overall, still bright and pleasing. Please see accompanying images for more condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
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Gulliver’s Travels c.1940 Jonathan Swift Cloth wrapped vintage hardcover with wood engraved illustrations by Fritz Eichenberg
This is a "very good" vintage hardcover in blue cloth wrapped boards and deep ruby tinted text block edge all around. No writing, no loose, torn or folded pages. The binding is intact and tight. Text block closes tightly and is square, coloration relatively uniform all around. The head of the spine is lightly pulled, tail mildly bumped. Board corners fairly crisp, upper might show a hint of bump. Please see accompanying images for exact condition. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
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Gulliver’s Travels c.1940 Jonathan Swift Cloth wrapped vintage hardcover with wood engraved illustrations by Fritz Eichenberg
This is a "very good" vintage hardcover in blue cloth wrapped boards and deep ruby tinted text block edge all around. No writing, no loose, torn or folded pages. The binding is intact and tight. Text block closes tightly and is square, coloration relatively uniform all around. The head of the spine is lightly pulled, tail mildly bumped. Board corners fairly crisp, upper might show a hint of bump. Please see accompanying images for exact condition. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.