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1921WOWL1Boston: The Bibliophile Society 1921. One of 450 copies. This is a first edition of Stevenson's earliest known story the MS of which was in the Rosenbach library. The parchment spine and tips are very clean with only a touch of the green of the box. The pages are mostly unopened. The outer slipcase has two small splits at opening and one bump. The inner slipcase has small split of cloth at foot of spine. It is a commendable copy. Limited. Parchment Backed Boards. Very Good/Slipcase Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Privately Printed. The Bibliophile Society Hardcover books
19112260242Charles Scribner's Sons 1911. Later Edition. Half-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. Spines a bit faded edges lightly rubbed - fore-edge corners slightly exposed. 1911 Half-Leather. 1911 edition of the collection first published in 1895 in two volumes. This four new volume edition features 150 additional letters. Contemporary custom half-leather binding with marbled boards and endpapers top edge gilt. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
193587767Muenchen: Buchenau. Reichert 1935. Gebunden. Buchenau. Reichert unknown
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
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
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
190220151EChicago: Rand McNally 1902. 93 pages 6 1/8†x 7 3/4â€. Beautifully illustrated with color and black & white Art Nouveau style images. Near fine copy with a hint of use in the rare lightly used dust jacket with some tape repairs and reinforcements interior and exterior a bit of dust soiling and some small chips and tears. Stevenson’s classic collection of children’s poems. Rand McNally unknown 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
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
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
19202305229New York: Charles Scriber's Sons 1920. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. No jackets. Half inch tear to spine head and ink name on front free endpaper of volume one. Light stain on boards of volumes two and three. Bookplate on front paste-down endpaper of eight volumes. 1920 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. Ten volume set. Red cloth boards. Robert Louis Stevenson in Ten Volumes: Vol. I: Treasure Island; The Black Arrow; Vol. II: Kidnapped; David Balfour; Vol. III: The Wrecker; Vol IV. The Wrong Box; The Ebb-Tide; Island Nights Entertainments; Vol. V: The Master of Ballantrae; Weir of Hermiston; Poems; Vol. VI: St. Ives; John Nicholson; The Story of Alie; The Body Snatcher; Vol. VII: The Merry Men; Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; Prince Otto; Vol. VIII: New Arabian Nights; The Dynamiter; Vol. IX: Virginibus Puerisque; Memories and Portraits; Familiar Studies; Vol. X: An Inland Voyage; Travels with a Donkey; The Amateur Emigrant; The Silverado Squatters; Across the Plains. Charles Scriber's Sons hardcover books
19236754San Francisco John Howell 1923. 1923. First edition. Small folio. Introduction by Katharine D. Osbourne. Initials in blue. Original 1/2 tan cloth over blue boards paper label. Very good-fine. 8 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Number 40 of 250 numbered copies designed by Edwin E. Grabhorn. Beinecke 723. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. San Francisco, John Howell, 1923. hardcover books
1909D16992Chicago: W. A. Wilde and Company 1909. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First supressed printing. Printed in red and black. A nice little book in original dust jacket. Introductory note by Edwin Osgood Grover. Lettering by W. A. Dwiggins. This edition scarce. Prideaux 309. <br/><br/> W. A. Wilde and Company hardcover books
1913227130London Chatto & Windus 1913. 1913. First separate edition. 8vo. Color frontispiece and 23 b/w illustrations in the text by Gordon Browne. Original gray pictorial cloth stamped in dark gray black gold and white with a woman dressed in a long dress with a bonnet and matching shawl blowing in the wind with several sea gulls circling around her; pictorial endpapers top edge stained gray. Very good. No signatures. 97 pages. Bookplate of Jean Corke on the verso of the front free endpaper. Beinecke 160. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. London, Chatto & Windus, 1913. hardcover books
1907D16994San Francisco: Paul Elder and Company 1907. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. One of 1000 copies on handmade Fabriano paper and designed by John Henry Nash. illustrations by Albertine Randall Wheelan. Early ownership signature of a Freda Lodge. Nice bright copy in publisher's original dust jacket. <br/><br/> Paul Elder and Company hardcover books
19622486San Francisco: The Book Club of California 1962 First edition. Limited to 475 copies printed at The Grabhorn Press. Introduction by Bradford A. Booth. Quarto. 42pp. Four sketches by Isobel Strong page of facsimile manuscript. Cloth-backed decorated boards paper spine label. A very fine copy. Published here for the first time is a letter written by Robert Louis Stevenson a year before his death to his fellow Scottish author and friend J.M. Barrie. Grabhorn: 634. The Book Club of California hardcover books
193023006New York: The Limited Editions Club 1930. full leather stamped in blind slipcase. Limited Editions Club. square 8vo. full leather stamped in blind slipcase. xviii 67 5 pages. Limited to 1500 numbered copies and signed by the illustrator C.B. Falls LEC 06. With an introduction by Clayton Hamilton. The sixth production of the LEC. Printed by the Marchbanks Press and filled with color illustrations and initials. Crack along front hinge. Slipcase worn along edges with piece missing along top. The Limited Editions Club unknown books
192129627Boston: Bibliophile Society 1921. Edition limited to 450 copies small 4to pp. 127 engraved title-p. frontispiece and limitation notice in the pagination; folding facsimile; original quarter art vellum over green cloth sides spine lettered in gilt publisher's slipcase; spine darkened and slightly rubbed at extremities else very good. Reproduced from a manuscript owned by Dr. A. S. W. Rosenbach. Beinecke 721. <br/><br/> Bibliophile Society hardcover books
1910217098London: Chatto & Windus 1910. Second. hardcover. very good. Ornate title and borders designed written out and illuminated by Alberto Sangorski. 20 pages small slim 4to white boards. London: Chatto & Windus 1910. Second Impression. Very good .<br/><br/> Chatto & Windus unknown books
195635470Los Angeles: Limited Editions Club 1956. Limited. hardcover. near fine. Sheets. With an introduction by J. C. Furnas and illustrations by Millard Sheets. 113pp. Small folio cloth-backed boards in board slipcase. Los Angeles: The Limited Editions Club 1956. A fine copy in s dust soiled slipcase.<br/><br/> One of 1500 numbered copies signed by the illustrator.<br/><br/> Limited Editions Club unknown books
1904D6276Boston: Herbert B. Turner & Co. 1904. Hardcover. Very Good. Maroon cloth gilt-stamped lettering and ornament on upper board and spine; 12mo; pp. ix 3 267 plus photogravure frontispiece portrait of Stevenson. Ownership signature of Zane Grey on FFEP and with laid-in postcard addressed to Mrs. Zane Grey from the Automobile Club of Southern California. Boards scratched and scuffed; binding a little cocked; some pencilled underlining. <br/><br/> Herbert B. Turner & Co. hardcover books