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The Ebb-Tide; A trio and quartette
de STEVENSON, Robert Louis; OSBOURNE, Lloyd
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Very good
- Librería
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Sobre este artículo
London: Heinemann, 1906. Hardcover. Very good. 12mo. Green cloth with gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Gilt top edge. 232 pp.
Shelf wear. Tear along left edge of spine. Tight and clean.
This is an attractive antique copy of Stevenson's classic novel, co-written by his stepson Osbourne. This copy is from the estate of Rex Maughan (1936-2021), major Robert Louis Stevenson collector and archivist who, as Chairman of the Robert Louis Stevenson Museum, greatly contributed to the preservation of Stevenson's estate in Valima, Samoa.
Shelf wear. Tear along left edge of spine. Tight and clean.
This is an attractive antique copy of Stevenson's classic novel, co-written by his stepson Osbourne. This copy is from the estate of Rex Maughan (1936-2021), major Robert Louis Stevenson collector and archivist who, as Chairman of the Robert Louis Stevenson Museum, greatly contributed to the preservation of Stevenson's estate in Valima, Samoa.
Sinopsis
It is Tahiti in the 1890's and three men--an American sea captain, an English gentleman and a cockney thief--are 'on the beach'. Dispossessed and destitute, the 'trio' agree to sail a smallpox-infected ship loaded with champagne to Sydney, Australia, plotting to steal the cargo, scupper the vessel, and head for the 'Dangerous Archipelago'. Predictably, the thieves fall out. They lose their course and are driven towards an uncharted island which flies the red ensign. The owner of the island, also an English gentleman, has amassed a fortune in pearls. He is both a stern disciplinarian and a religious megalomaniac. As the protagonists in this 'quartette' begin to play out their parts, the plot moves to its dramatic, but ambiguous, conclusion. Stevenson's tale of exploitation in the South Seas recreates both the period and the place through a brilliant exploration of the moral corruption of colonisation.
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- Librería
- Uncharted Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 2887
- Título
- The Ebb-Tide; A trio and quartette
- Autor
- STEVENSON, Robert Louis; OSBOURNE, Lloyd
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- Heinemann
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1906
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
