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18928245New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1892. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. viii322pp. Plus 12pp. publisher's catalog. Orig. decorative green cloth stamped in black & gilt. Gift inscription on front free endpaper dated 1893. Bookplate on front pastedown. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
1890012400London: Chatto & Windus 1890. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. A finely preserved copy charcoal polished linen beveled edges gte sides untrimmed 8vo vi 2 137 2. Trace spotting to endpapers else clean interiors throughout. Solid very attractive copy. No names inscriptions or bookplates. Chatto & Windus hardcover books
1890D17029London: Chatto & Windus 1890. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo original dark blue buckram. 137 pp. A very bright copy and scarce thus. Attractive bookplate of Henry C. Nelson featuring a fox and a trout. Housed in a custom cloth box with RLS bookplate fixed inside. <br/><br/> Chatto & Windus hardcover books
1893D16998London: Cassell & Company 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo original blue cloth. 371 pp. pub. cat. A superb copy. <br/><br/> Cassell & Company hardcover books
194243787Portland ME: Thomas B. Mosher 1942. SECOND EDITION THUS on Van Gelder paper limited to 925 copies. Softcover. Very good/No jacket issued. Portland ME: Thomas B. Mosher 1942. SECOND EDITION THUS on Van Gelder paper limited to 925 copies. 88 pp. Softcover. Tall 12mo size. Beige stiff wrappers. Wraps lightly worn; wraps toned; former ownerÕs bookplate to front pastedown; silk ribbon marker bound-in; edges untrimmed; some pages uncut. A nice copy. Very good/No jacket issued. Thomas B. Mosher paperback books
19025835London: Longmans Green and Co 1902. Martyn Ethel King. xii100pp. Title printed in red & black. Illustrated with 6 orig. etchings 1 a frontispiece each with a printed tissue guard. Orig. brown cloth over boards paper spine label a bit darkened. Some chips at corners of boards. A fresh additional copy of the spine label is tipped-in at front. Longmans, Green and Co hardcover books
1882WRCLIT58603London: Chatto & Windus 1882. Early 20th century polished calf spine gilt extra gilt labels t.e.g. gilt 'RLS' device on both boards original cloth bound in rear. Spine extremities a bit worn bound without terminal catalogue otherwise very good. First edition. One of ca. 1000 copies constituting the first printing. PRIDEAUX 7. BEINECKE 112. Chatto & Windus hardcover 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
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
