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1893WRCLIT58343London: Cassell & Company 1893. Large octavo. Early 20th century polished calf spine gilt extra gilt labels t.e.g. gilt 'RLS' device on both boards original spine and upper panel bound in back. Frontispiece and plates. Colored map. Spine extremities a bit worn with tiny crack at crown of lower joint otherwise very good. First British edition. Bound without the terminal catalogue and without the preliminary advert leaf. BEINECKE 576. PRIDEAUX 38. BLEILER p.186. Cassell & Company hardcover books
1921TB25321Boston: The Bibliophile Society 1921. Limited Edition. Fine in 3/4 vellum and burnt orange cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine with the top edge of the text block gilt and the other two edges of the text block rough cut. An octavo measuring 9" by 7" with very light soiling to the spine. Without a dust jacket as issued; however the book is contained within a near fine double cloth covered slip case with a paper label on the closed end. One of only 450 copies printed for members of The Bibliophile Society of Boston. With an introduction and notes by George S. Hellman and William P. Trent. 142 pages of text and illustrated with a photographic frontispiece of Stevenson and nine facsimile reproductions of Stevenson's original manuscripts. A collection of 48 unpublished poems the manuscripts for which were sold at auction following Stevenson's death. The Bibliophile Society hardcover books
1985407010Seal harbor ME: High Loft 1985. A fine copy. 8vo. 50 3 pages. Printed by Nancy McCormick. Original blue cloth printed title labels on front cover and spine; board slipcase. Number 23 of 100 copies signed by Nancy McCormick from an edition of 125. Printed by Karen MacDonald. <br/><br/> High Loft hardcover books
1923WB15016New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1923. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Copy #331 of 380 copies; printed by John Henry Nash. Folio original decorated cloth and printed paper label. Portrait and decorations by Howard Whitford Willard. Fragile spine chipped at top with small loss cracked along spine edge. Internally a near fine copy in original slipcase worn along edges. <br/><br/> Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
1941D17048New York: The Limited Editions Club 1941. Limited Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Illustrated by Edward Wilson. One of 1500 copies printed. Flexible blue cloth covered boards 4to 273pp; lacking yellow slipcase. Previous owner bookplate. A nice copy of one of the less common LECs of this period. <br/><br/> The Limited Editions Club paperback books
18961682London: Chatto and Windus 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. March ads. Original navy blue cloth beveled. An unusally tight copy. Michael Sadleir's copy with his bookplate. "'He wrote Weir of Hermiston hard all that morning of the last day' Lloyd Osbourne wrote the day Stevenson died 3 December 1894." Swearingen. <br/><br/> Chatto and Windus hardcover books
189695799London: Chatto & Windus 1896. Octavo pp. 1-8 1-289 290 291-292: blank 32-page publisher's catalogue dated "March 1896" inserted at rear title page printed in orange and black original bevel-edged navy cloth spine panel stamped in gold t.e.g. other edges untrimmed. First British published edition. Scribner's American edition preceded this UK edition by five days. Beinecke 629. Some faint scuffing to cloth large private owner's library number in ink on front paste-down a tight internally clean very good copy. #95799 Chatto & Windus unknown books
18922606London: Chatto & WIndus 1892. First trade edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8vo. Slight edge wear; owner's bookplate. Pieces on the American West on Fontainbleau Scotland Sicily Dreams on being a professional artist and a Christmas Sermon. Reference: Prideaux 33. Chatto & WIndus hardcover books
1966170523005Norwalk CT: Easton Press 1966. Leather Bound. Like New. Easton Press collector's edition bound in genuine navy leather lettered and edged in gilt silken endpapers. Near Fine with former owner's bookplate on half title page. A lovely copy. Easton Press unknown books
189421399London: William Heinemann 1894. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. First English edition with the bookplate of collector Beverly Chew on the front pastedown. 237 pp publisher's ads bound in original gold cloth illustrated in black. Upper corners bumped offsetting to half-title and facing page otherwise quite a nice copy. Laid in in a brown paper envelope on which is typed "Robert Louis Stevenson Original Photograph" is a 5.25" x 3.75" three-quarter length portrait of Stevenson holding a cigarette. It is a known portrait by James Notman but this is probably a later copy as the National Portrait Gallery copy of this image is an albumen print while this appears to be a bromide or plantinum print. William Heinemann hardcover books
7247New York Medill McBride 1950. 1st edition. Full brown polished calf and cloth boards lettered in gilt on the spine marbled endpapers t.e.g. v 312 pp. the original front wrapper trimmed with loss of letters is bound in. Black and white photo portrait of Stevenson laid in. Lightly rubbed at the hinges otherwise fine. <br/><br/> New York, Medill McBride, [1950]. hardcover books
192819043001Chicago: Rand McNally and Company 1928. Hardcover. Near fine/fair. Hallock Ruth Mary. Quarto size 96 pp. A beloved read that still resonates with audiences today "A Child's Garden of Verses" captures the whimsical imagination of its readers describing the delight sorrows and creativity in the lives of children; Robert Louis Stevenson 1850-1894 brings his full literary prowess to this collection of verses.<br/><br/>Ruth Mary Hallock 1876-1945 illustrates this edition of Stevenson's poems bringing the words to life with numerous drawings in both colour and black and white; her children have a magic of their own as they explore the dazzling gardens and fantasy world Hallock has created for them.<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Full dark blue cloth gilt lettering and full-colour illustration inset on the front board gilt lettering on the spine endpapers with line drawings in blue title page with black-and-white illustration black-and-white illustrations and floriated borders by Ruth Mary Hallock throughout full-page colour illustrations by Hallock throughout; quarto size 10.5" by 8.25" pagination: 1-4 5-96. In a grey paper dust jacket with colour illustration matching the front board and blue lettering on the front panel blue lettering on the spine a list of other books from the publisher on the rear panel a description of the book on the front flap and an advertisement from the publisher on the rear flap; the dust jacket is unclipped but there is no price.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: Volume is near fine with clean boards straight corners a strong square text block with solid hinges and the interior is clean and bright; some rubbing to the head and tail of the spine and corners a few faint spots of soiling to the margins of a few interior pages and there is a prior owner inscription on the front free endpaper. The dust jacket is fair only; all of major pieces are there but there is substantial overall wear some large chips and a prior owner made liberal use of old cello tape to keep the pieces together; it did succeed in protecting the book but suffered for its efforts.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: Â International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.<br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. Rand McNally and Company hardcover books
197328081Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop 1973. cloth-backed boards. Miniature Books. miniature book 6 x 4.8 cm. cloth-backed boards. xl 611 pages. Limited to 500 copies Bradbury Dawson 50. Printed by Saul and Lillian Marks at the Plantin Press. With a note by Ellen Shaffer. With wood engraving by Mary Kuper. Dawson's Book Shop unknown books
189229656London Paris & Melbourne: Cassell & Co 1892. First edition 12mo pp. viii 322 2 16 ads; original green cloth spine gilt-lettered; previous owner's inscription dated August 20 1892 but overall a very good copy. Beinecke 566. <br/><br/> Cassell & Co hardcover books
189332775New York: Scribners 1893. First American edition and first edition under this title published in the U.K. as Catriona; small 8vo pp. xiii 1 406 2 ads; very good copy in original decorative brown cloth stamped in silver and maroon and upper cover and spine - a binding designed by Margaret Armstrong. Beinecke 590; Prideaux 39 citing the London edition; Gullans 206. <br/><br/> Scribners hardcover books
192952382Minneapolis 1929. Edition limited to 80 copies 9 x 5.5 cm pp. 4 43 3; orange paper-covered boards with gilt design backed in black cloth fine. Printed for "the fun of it" colophon. Rulon-Miller Wulling 5. <br/><br/> hardcover books
1895139231895. Being Correspondence addressed by Robert Louis Stevenson to Sidney Colvin November 1890 - October 1894. London: Methuen & Co. 1895. Original pinkish-tan buckram decorated in gilt. First English Edition domestic issue with title page in red and black published about a week after the two-volume Chicago edition. "Vailima" "five rivers" was the name Stevenson gave to the home he and his family made for themselves in Samoa. This copy is fine except that as always with this color cloth there is some fading of the spine. Beinecke Yale 613; Princeton 60B copy 2 - no ads as with this copy. <br/><br/> 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
1881001785London: Chatto and Windus 1881. Spine faded. This edition has Kegan Paul on title page but with Chatto and Windus ads at back Chatto and Windus on spine. This book was not a hot-seller at first. Remainders were transferred to Chatto and Windus in 1884. Our copy is from that issue. See Prideaux 5. 296pp 32-page catalogue from Chatto and Windus. First Edition Later Issue. Orange Cloth. Minor Edge W/No Jacket. Octavo. Chatto and Windus Hardcover books
1916301319Philadelphia David McKay Publisher ca. 1916. 1916. 8vo. Color frontispiece and 11 color plates by Millicent Sowerby. Attractive original green cloth stamped in green and gilt front cover with 5 gilt blooming flowers with green leaf stems spine with 1 gilt blooming flower and green leaf stem t.e.g. others uncut. Very good. 125 pages. No dust jacket. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Philadelphia, David McKay Publisher [ca. 1916]. hardcover books
189095785London: Chatto & Windus 1890. Octavo pp. i-v vi vii-viii 1-3 4-137 138: blank 139: publisher's device 140: blank original bevel-edged navy cloth spine panel stamped in gold t.e.g. other edges untrimmed. First British edition. Scribner's American edition preceded this UK edition by five days. Beinecke 532. Minute scuff mark to bottom edge of rear cover free endpapers a bit darkened else a fine copy. #95785 Chatto & Windus unknown books
19216758Chicago Frank M. Morris 1921. 1921. First edition. Tall 8vo. Introduction by Vincent Starrett. Printed for private circulation from the hitherti unpublished manuscript. Decorated title page by T. Mark Leddell and Jack Rhodes. Original salmon boards stamped in black on the spine. Very good fresh. No signatures or bookplates. Number 47 of 150 numbered copies on handmade paper printed by the Grabhorn Press. GB 29. Beinecke 715. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Chicago, Frank M. Morris, 1921. hardcover books
19066760London Chatto & Windus 1906. 1906. First edition thus "Fine Paper Edition". Small 8vo. Title page in red and black. 277 pages. Contemporary gilt stamped half vellum over green cloth gilt stamped green morocco spine label t.e.g. Very good-fine. No signatures or bookplates. Stevenson's remarks on Walt Whitman Thoreau and Yoshida Torajiro Victor Hugo John Knox et al. 1st Edition. Hardcover. London, Chatto & Windus, 1906. hardcover 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
1897001845Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates 1897. Stevenson Robert Louis. KIDNAPPED. Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates c. 1896. Near Fine bright re-issue of this great classic published in America only ten years after the original first edition. Printed on quality watermarked paper and housed in a publisher's binding blocked in red blue and gilt. Very clean tight hinges no previous ownership marks. A terrific gift book. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine. Henry T. Coates Hardcover books