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18902473London: Chatto and Windus 1890. First Published Ediiton. 30 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Original wrappers slightly chipped at edges. In quarter blue morocco slipcase with chemise. First Published Ediiton. 30 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. The Sydney edition is the true first consisting of 25 copies; the Edinburgh second edition was limited to 300. This edition was limited to 1100 copies. Reprinted from The Scots Observer. Beinecke 510 Chatto and Windus unknown books
1890119581890. An Open Letter to the Reverend Doctor Hyde of Honolulu. London: Chatto and Windus 1890. Original brown wrappers. First Trade Edition consisting of 1000 copies preceded only by 25 copies issued in Sydney and 30 issued in Edinburgh. On the Stevensons' voyage to the South Pacific they had visited the leper colony on Molokai founded by Dr. Damien who had himself died of leprosy the year before they arrived. A missionary named Hyde wrote a letter denouncing Damien; this piece is Stevenson's open and irate reply to Hyde. It was first published 25 copies when the Stevenson party arrived in Sydney; Stevenson boasted of it as being blatantly libellous. This is a very good copy of this fragile piece a few wrapper corners chipped away some wear to the fragile spine. Beinecke 510; Princeton 44B. <br/><br/> unknown books
189728064Portland: Thomas B. Mosher 1897. Narrow 16mo pp. 12 29; frontispiece port. title printed in red and black; original cream paper over boards green cardboard slipcase; very good partially unopened copy with the slipcase splitting at the edges but still sound. <br/><br/> Thomas B. Mosher hardcover books
1890WRCLIT65375London: Chatto & Windus 1890. Printed drab wrappers. Ex-Victoria R.I. Collection at BYU with bookplate bearing a discard stamp and stamp on verso of title. A good copy in folding cloth case. First public edition preceded by two private editions and one Honolulu broadside printing. One of 1000 copies. An essay reprinted from "The Scots Observer" written in defense of the famous priest who founded the leprosarium on Molokai Island. BEINECKE 510. Chatto & Windus hardcover books
1968WRCLIT47942New York: Cobble Hill Press 1968. 12mo. Maroon cloth stamped in black. Portrait. First Cobble Hill edition. Foreword by George L. McKay. Fine in lightly dust smudged dust jacket. Cobble Hill Press hardcover books
1930WRCLIT61909San Francisco: Printed for William Andrews Clark Jr. by John Henry Nash 1930. Two volumes. Large quarto and octavo quarter vellum and boards. Portraits. Tan offsetting from slipcase to boards two faint smudges to one margin otherwise about fine in dual compartment slipcase with modest wear and soiling. Compliments slip tipped in. One of two hundred and fifty numbered copies printed on handmade paper by John Henry Nash for private distribution. Introduction by William Andrews Clark to the larger volume which is a new typographic rendering of the text. The smaller volume is a photofacsimile of the 1890 Sydney edition. Printed for William Andrews Clark, Jr., by John Henry Nash hardcover books
1911WRCLIT48709Notre Dame: The Ave Maria Press 1911. Cloth. First Ave Maria Press edition printed on heavy coated stock and the first edition to incorporate the widow Stevenson's statement. Spine faintly tanned two small bubbles at top edge of upper cover otherwise very good. BEINECKE 518. The Ave Maria Press hardcover books
1900D17014Portland Maine: Thomas B. Mosher circa 1900. Hardcover. Near Fine. Stated third edition. Original stiff wrappers. One of 450 copies. In publisher's card slipcase broken. Book is fine some pages uncut. <br/><br/> Thomas B. Mosher hardcover books
1890001874London: Chatto and Windus 1890. Lettered in black. Free edges chipped in places. Preliminary pages foxed. Reprinted from "The Scots Observer". A letter written in defense of the famous priest who founded the leprosarium on Molokai Island and who himself died of the dreaded disease. 30pp. First Edition. Brown Wrappers. Light Edge Wear and Soiling. Octavo. Chatto and Windus Paperback books
1930248326San Francisco: Printed for William Andrews Clark Jr. by John Henry Nash 1930. One of two hundred and fifty numbered copies printed on handmade paper by John Henry Nash for private distribution. Two frontispiece portraits one of Father Damien and one of Stevenson designed and drawn by William Wilke. xxv i 29 1 pages. 2 vols. Folio 12-1/2 x 9 inches & 8vo 8-1/4 x 5-3/4 inches. Bound in quarter vellum and tan paper over boards. Bookplate. In 2 compartment matching slipcase. Fine. One of two hundred and fifty numbered copies printed on handmade paper by John Henry Nash for private distribution. Two frontispiece portraits one of Father Damien and one of Stevenson designed and drawn by William Wilke. xxv i 29 1 pages. 2 vols. Folio 12-1/2 x 9 inches & 8vo 8-1/4 x 5-3/4 inches. Printed for William Andrews Clark, Jr., by John Henry Nash unknown books
1890319960Sydney: Privately printed 1890. First edition issued according to Edmund Gosse in an edition of 25 copies. At head of title: With Mr. R. L. Stevenson's Compliments. 32 pp. With holograph corrections on pp. 7 13 and 20. 1 vols. 8vo. Original stapled self wrappers. Ink initials at head of title L. v. F. Old folds short tear and paper flaw to last leaf with small stain in margin some toning and wear to foot of spine fold. Very good. Blue cloth chemise and slipcase. First edition issued according to Edmund Gosse in an edition of 25 copies. At head of title: With Mr. R. L. Stevenson's Compliments. 32 pp. With holograph corrections on pp. 7 13 and 20. 1 vols. 8vo. The Rare Sydney Printing. Father Damien Damien de Veuster 1840-1889 was a Belgian missionary from Belgium who worked at the leper settlement at Molokai from 1873; he eventually contracted leprosy and died of it in 1889.<br/>Stevenson's polemic was written in response to a letter from Rev. C.M. Hyde of Honolulu published in The Presbyterian newspaper on 26 October 1889 critical of Father Damien's work with the lepers and accusing him of immorality and of being "dirty" and "coarse". <br/>With acerbic wit Stevenson attacks Hyde's narrow-minded thinking and the hypocrisy of his privileged position and tells of his own visit to Damien's grave and "conversations with those who knew him well and long". <br/>Stevenson quips "if that world at all remember you on the day when Damien of Molokai shall be named Saint it will be in virtue of one work: your letter to the Reverend H. B. Gage." St. Damien of Molokai was canonized in 2009.<br/>Attractive copy of a scarce Stevenson work in its original Sydney printing with holograph corrections to the text. Prideaux 31; McKay Beinecke 506 [Privately printed] unknown books
1915D17036New York: Grolier Club 1915. Hardcover. Very Good. One of a limited edition of 180 copies. Tan boards with gilt lettering red spine label. Spine slightly darkened discoloration to lower corner of front board but overall a nice copy. Full-color frontispiece illustration and b&w illustrations throughout bright and intact protected with tissue. In worn slipcase <br/><br/> Grolier Club hardcover books
191568629New York: Grolier Club 1915. Hardcover. Fine/Good. color frontis index xxiii 87p. Original boards; red leather title-label on backstrip. Glassine dj. 23cm. Jacket browned and missing several small pieces along backstrip as well as a larger piece on the front panel. The book is quite nice with only a bit of minor soil & wear. Edition limited to 180 copies. We don't know if the glassine jacket came from the publisher -- other copies currently offered for sale sometimes refer to a slipcase not present here but don't mention any jacket glassine or otherwise. The fragile jacket has been preserved in a protective Brodart sleeve. <br/><br/> Grolier Club hardcover books
1892333981892. STEVENSON Robert Louis. A FOOTNOTE TO HISTORY. Eight years of trouble in Samoa. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1892. First American edition. 8vo green cloth; x 322pp. ads. Ink signature. Slight skewing darkening at spine minor rubbing at boards. This tight copy is about very good. unknown books
196668960Cambridge:: Harvard University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1966. Hardcover. Edited by James D. Hart. First edition thus. Very good in a very good price clipped dust jacket. . Harvard University Press, hardcover books
6762CAMBRDGEMABELKNAP 1966. FIRST EDITION THUS VERY GOOD-FINE. F. CAMBRDGE,MA,BELKNAP, 1966 unknown books
196641702Cambridge MA: Harvard University 1966. First Edition. 8vo pp. li 287. Frontis portrait. Edited by James D. Hart. Owner's embossed stamp and ink notation on flyleaf. A nice copy. Harvard University unknown books
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1921D17030Boston: Bibliophile Society 1921. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Two large quarto volumes. Publisher's three-quarter cream gilt-lettered paper vellum over green cloth t.e.g. Illustrated with manuscript poems. 484 copies printed. Excellent copies of the books. Publisher's slipcase is present but broken. With an inscription about Stevenson from American businessman Francis Stuyvesant Peabody. <br/><br/> Bibliophile Society hardcover books
1921125367Boston MA: The Bibliophile Society 1921. half paper-covered boards cloth top edge gilt other edges uncut. Stevenson Robert Louis. 8vo. half paper-covered boards cloth top edge gilt other edges uncut. iv 7-1951 pages. First edition limited to 450 copies McKay I 717. Edited by Henry H. Harper. Introductory essay on the Stevenson manuscripts by the editor biographical sketch of Stevenson. Frontispiece portrait of Stevenson. Numerous facsimiles of Stevenson manuscripts. A collection of previously unpublished prose pieces. Spine spotted. The Bibliophile Society unknown books
1987USTETHE00TWHogarth 1987. Very Good. Stevenson Robert Louis. In the South Seas. London: Hogarth 1987. 347pp. 12mo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good with light soiling and rubbing. Hogarth paperback books
1900WRCLIT58591London: Chatto & Windus 1900. Early 20th century polished calf spine gilt extra gilt labels t.e.g. gilt 'RLS' device on both boards. Spine extremities a bit worn otherwise very good. First separate British edition preceded by a rare preliminary edition twenty copies for syndicate use published in 1890 the U.S. edition of 1896 and publication in volume 3 of the Edinburgh edition. BEINECKE 527. PRIDEAUX 30:3. Chatto & Windus hardcover books
1971USTETHE00LNWUniversity Press of Hawaii 1971. Very Good. Stevenson Robert Louis. In the South Seas: Being an Account of Experiences and Observations in The Marquesas Paumotus and Gilbert Islands. Honolulu: University Press of Hawaii 1971. 343pp. 12mo. Paperback. Book condition: Good with rubbing and light soiling. University Press of Hawaii paperback books
190095788London: Chatto & Windus 1900. Octavo pp. i-v vi-vii viii 1 2-343 344: blank title page printed in orange and black original bevel-edged navy cloth t.e.g. black coated endpapers. First separate public British edition. Preceded by a very limited edition titled THE SOUTH SEAS printed in 1890 for syndicate use the American 1896 Scribner edition and publication as part of the Edinburgh Edition of THE WORKS OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON in 1896. Beinecke 527. Top edge of text block dusty else a bright nearly fine copy. #95788 Chatto & Windus unknown books
