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Robert Louis Stevenson. David Balfour. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1924.
Price: US$13.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Front board detached but present. Otherwise good. Half leather. Spine still looks good on a shelf. Pages clean, textblock sturdy.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: GOOD / NO DUST JACKET. 355 pages. Text is clean and unlined, pages are toned. Red embossed board, with raised gold lettering. Cover is worn on the edges and lightly rubbed. Binding and hinges are firm.
Seller: RPL Library Store, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$17.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Paste Down Illustrated Cover/Slightly Worn and Soiled.
Seller: Ann Becker, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Stevenson, Robert Louis. David Balfour. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1924.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: black color paste down front cover illustration. back cover wrinkled
Seller: RP BOOKS, Newport, NH, U.S.A.
Stevenson, Robert Louis. Illus. N.C. Wyeth. DAVID BALFOUR. Scribner's, NY, 1924.
Price: US$31.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very Good. Quantity Available: 1. Category: illustrated; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1480.
Seller: Archer's Used and Rare Books, Inc., Kent, OH, U.S.A.
Robert Louis Stevenson. David Balfour. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1924.
Price: US$37.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: "Being Memoirs of the Further Adventures of David Balfour at Home and Abroad."
Seller: BROWNVILLE EDUCATION CENTER FOR THE ARTS, BROWNVILLE, NE, U.S.A.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 7 x 10 i. Black cloth boards with color litho. Pictoral endpapers, color half title pg and plates. Condition is VERY GOOD+ ; covers very clean and litho excellent. Corners and spine ends mildly bumped and worn. Binding tight. Text and plates spotless. Chil. NCW. RGR.
Seller: Andre Strong Bookseller, Blue Hill, ME, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Cloth, full-color illustration mounted to upper board, gilt-stamped lettering on spine; 8vo; pp. xv, [3], 356, plus 9 full-color plates. Spine tips and corners bumped and a little frayed; boards faintly rubbed and scratched; ownership markings and bookplate on verso of FFEP; a few pages roughly opened, but text is unscathed. A nice copy.
Seller: Sanctuary Books, A.B.A.A., New York, NY, U.S.A.
Robert Louis Stevenson, N. C. Wyeth (Illustr.). David Balfour. C. Scribner's Sons, 1924.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Cover is rubbed with light stains and smudges, and edges are worn, but text and images are clear and bright. Spine is shaken, but binding is secure. Inside is clean and unmarked.
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Robert Louis Stevenson. David Balfour. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1924.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: With Scribner's logo on copyright page and date on title page, and all the superb Wyeth color plates. An original Scribner's black cloth color-plate book. Aside from a neat inscription to the verso of the free endpaper, a fine copy, clean and bright in a thick archival Mylar jacket cover. uncommon in this fine condition.
Seller: Bibliodisia Books, IOBA, MWABA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: ] Hardback, 8vo, xv + 356 pages, VG-. Gilt titles on spine, black cloth with corners lightly bumped and rubbed. One spot fraying a little at head of spine + spine cloth has just a hint of fading. Colorful front cover pastedown mostly nice with minor surface rubbing including some in a light streak across most of the length of the title. Bump to top edge of front cover. Binding not bad, but a little unsteady with a gutter split before the first (illustrated in color) title page. Each hinge has a very short split starting towards the top edge. Christmas 1927 gift inscription to FFEP in fountain pen + name in pencil erased from FFEP, otherwise clean interior. Couple of pages opened roughly. Signature towards rear of book has some of the pages printed off-center (no loss of copy). RWR5 Children's Illustrated
Seller: Reiner Books, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Stevenson, Robert Louis & Wyeth, N. C.. DAVID BALFOUR. Scribners / Scribner's, 1924.
Price: US$75.40 + shipping
Description: DAVID BALFOUR, Scribner's, 1924, first edition thus, spine a bit tanned, else a bright vg+ copy with all 9 full color plates by N. C. Wyeth present and in fine conditIon.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Stevenson, Robert Louis. DAVID BALFOUR. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1924.
Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: xv + 356 pp. "Being Memoirs of the Further Adventures of David Balfour at Home and Abroad." The sequel to "Kidnapped". Binding is black cloth, with cover paste label, pictorial endpapers, no dustjacket. Nine full color plates by N.C. Wyeth plus illustrated title page and paste label. Some pages uncut. A few pages torn at the bottom due to careless cutting. Binding shows shelf wear to bottom edges, bottom corners bumped. Overall condition GOOD+.
Seller: E.R. Bosson, Books, Brewster, NY, U.S.A.
Robert Louis Stevenson. DAVID BALFOUR. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1924.
Price: US$84.95 + shipping
Description: Very Good in boards. Illustrations by N. C. Wyeth.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Robert Louis Stevenson. David Balfour. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1924.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This is a beautifully illustrated, first Scribner's copy of "David Balfour" - Being Memoirs of the Further Adventures of David Balfour at Home and Abroad by Robert Louis Stevenson. Uncommon copy with its original dust jacket. 1924 1st edition thus; Charles Scribner's Sons; New York. This edition features wonderful illustrations in color by N.C. WYETH - there are nine full-page color plates in all, as well as an illustrated title page in color, and illustrated end papers in color. The dust jacket comes with a clear protective sleeve (not shown). Condition: Clean covers and spine. Sharp cover corners. Bright gilt lettering on the spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. There is a small stain at the long edge of the text block. Clean interior with only a Christmas inscription written in pen dated 1924 on the front end paper. Pages 352 and 353 had been attached along the outer edge - in the process of separating them, a large tear/piece missing resulted at the outer edge of page 353 (the text is unaffected). Summary page xv has a few small tears at the outer edge from being separated from its facing page. Overall the book is in Very Good condition. The dust jacket is in Fair condition only with most of the spine missing, and pieces missing at the top edge of the front cover and at the flap corners. (The dust jacket comes with a clear protective sleeve - not shown.)
Seller: CraigsClassics, Hudson, NH, U.S.A.
Price: US$115.00 + shipping
Description: Illus. by N.C. Wyeth, 10.5 x 7", black cloth with color pict cover label, 356pp, covers worn and stained, extremities bumped and fraying, hinges loose, ink and pencil inscriptions from former owners at front, pp toned at edges, in a stained, browned, badly edge-chipped and torn dustjacket. FIRST WYETH EDITION. Scribner's Classic Series.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Stevenson, Robert Louis. David Balfour. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1924.
Price: US$120.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First Wyeth edition. Illustrated with 9 color plates, cover label, endpapers, and title page. "Being memoirs of the further adventures of David Balfour at home and abroad" Good, no jacket. Cover label has small scuff, boards lightly rubbed around edges, front hinge slightly weak.
Seller: Illustrated Bookshelf, Flagstaff, AZ, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: David Balfour. By Robert Louis Stevenson with Pictures by N.C. Wyeth. Printed in New York City by Charles Scribners Sons. 1924, 356 pp, 9.5 x 7.25, hardcover illustrated black cloth. In good condition, with minor rubbing and wear to boards and spine. Hinges remain in good condition and text block is bound well. Text block is complete, with some infrequent instances of wear throughout pages. Includes several illustrations of Wyeth throughout. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. A nicely preserved piece illustrated by notable Pennsylvania artist N.C. Wyeth (1882-1945). COLI1924ABEB-1023-aj0623
Seller: ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
STEVENSON, Robert Louis. David Balfour. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1924.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition with N.C. Wyeth illustrations. Black cloth gilt with applied illustration on paper. Moderate wear at the extremities of the cloth with small nicks and rubbing, very good or better. Front and back panel, and one flap of the dustwrapper laid in. A nice copy.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Stevenson, Robert Louis. David Balfour. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1924.
Price: US$174.97 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Illustrated Edition. The dust jacket has light edge wear.
Seller: Mark Henderson, Olathe, KS, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Nine plates and a half-title page illustration, all in color, by N. C. Wyeth. First edition thus. Octavo, bound in black cloth with color Wyeth illustration on front board, Wyeth illustrated endpapers. One loose - detached - signature (pages 155-166), else very good in a very good (moderate chipping along the edges, age toned) dust jacket. ; 356 pages
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Description: Wyeth, N.C. First Wyeth edition. Twelve illustrations in color including cover label, title design, and pictorial endpapers after Wyeth. 356 pp. 1 vols. Square 8vo. Allen & Allen, p. 219 Black cloth, with Wyeth illustration mounted to upper cover. Minor wear to extremities, corners bumped and frayed, small tape repair to upper cover, else very good Twelve illustrations in color including cover label, title design, and pictorial endpapers after Wyeth. 356 pp. 1 vols. Square 8vo
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Stevenson, Robert Louis; Wyeth, N.C. [illustrations]. David Balfour. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1924.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1924 first edition. Dust jacket is heavily toned and has chipping at edges. It has been wrapped to prevent further damage. Black cloth boards have illustration plate and are good with minor edge rubbing and light soiling. Binding is good. Top page edge has foxing. Front endpaper has a gift inscription in sepia ink. Outer pages have foxing. Pages are clean and unmarked, with toning. Beautifully done color plate illustrations by N.C. Wyeth are still bright. LO
Seller: Ed's Editions LLC, ABAA, West Columbia, SC, U.S.A.
Price: US$256.17 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 9 inserted plates in colours plus title design, and pictorial endpapers after Wyeth. Rebound in fine moss-green morocco (spine a bit faded), gilt extra and gold top retaining the original pictorial cloth covers at the rear. A very good copy indeed.
Seller: Collinge & Clark, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$281.25 + shipping
Description: 8vo, pp. xv, [3], 356; plates with illustrations by N. C. Wyeth; original cloth, pictorial cover label, pictorial endpapers; minimal general wear to binding, very good.
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Stevenson, Robert Louis.. DAVID BALFOUR.. Charles Scribner's Sons: NY, 1924.
Price: US$287.50 + shipping
Description: 9.5 x 7, cloth w/ pict color label, 356 pp, light spotting to covers, tiny piece of corner of label crunched (binding error?), a little dusty else ok in darkened edge worn dw. FIRST WYETH ED, WITH 9 FULL PAGE COLOR PLATES PLUS TITLE AND ENDPAPERS BY NC WYETH.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$395.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: black cloth, pp., xv ., 356 , [9] full color plates : full color illustration paste-down to front cover, gilt spine titles, endpapers illustrated by Wyeth, light brown dust jacket printed in black with front cover paste-down illustration repeated, d.j. back panel has $2.50 price, and list for the illustrated classics series ( 29 books) of which this book is listed at the top of the list., spine of d.j. toned, light wear to head of spine of d.j., a very bright, clean copy. in protective mylar jacket,The further adventures of David Balfour in which he continues his friendship with Alan Breck Stewart and support of the Scottish highlanders' cause, travels abroad to complete his education, and finds romance. Also published under title: Catriona. Sequel to: Kidnapped. Size: 4 to., ((24 cm)
Seller: Harry E Bagley Books Ltd, Fredericton, NB, Canada
Stevenson, Robert Louis. David Balfour. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1924.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Description: Fine in near fine to fine dust jacket with a small, light stain, tiny tears and short creases to upper spine tip and a tiny chip to lower spine end, in mylar cover. Fine in lightly soiled, near fine dust jacket with a few short closed tears.
Seller: THE HERMITAGE BOOKSHOP, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
STEVENSON, Robert Louis.. David Balfour.. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1924.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Description: 356 pp. Illustrated in color by N. C. Wyeth. 4to, publisher's black cloth with applied color illustration, in dust jacket. A fine, bright copy in a beautiful jacket with some very slight chipping to the top of the spine. A brilliant example. Scribner's Illustrated Classics.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.