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013467New York: Gilberton Company Light crease front cover. Small chip bottom of front cover. This is the 5th edition HRN 118 line drawn coverLDC. Priced at 15¢. The first edition O was published in February 1948. See Overstreet p. 525. Reprint. Color Illustrated Wrappers. Minor Wear Only to Covers. Octavo. Gilberton Company Paperback books
189341449NY: Scribner's 1893. 8vo pp. xiii 406 plus publisher's catalog. Tan cloth stamped in brown and silver. Donor's presentation on flyleaf. Corners of cover very slightly bumped cover little soiled o/w a nice tight copy. Scribner's unknown books
189815327Boston: De Wolfe Fiske & Co. Very Good. 1898. Hardcover. 5 1/2" x 6 1/4"; soil to covers; contents very clean with lovely color illustrations; Very Good . De Wolfe, Fiske & Co. hardcover books
1924815621924. WYETH N. C. STEVENSON Robert Louis. DAVID BALFOUR: BEING MEMOIRS OF THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF DAVID BALFOUR AT HOME AND ABROAD. Illustrated by N. C. Wyeth. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1924. xv 356 pp. 8vo. black buckram with gilt spine lettering and color illustrated pastedown on front cover. Pictorial endpapers. Pp. 9-10 roughly opened with several closed tears to edges. Spine slightly sunned cloth lightly rubbed. Nine color plates. Very good overall. unknown books
1893152951New York: Scribner 1893. First. hardcover. near fine. 8vo tan cloth stamped in dark brown & silver. New York: Scribner's 1893. First American Edition.<br/><br/> Scribner unknown books
1893D17015New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1893. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo; original decorated cloth. 406 pp 4 pp. of ads. Published in the UK under the title Catriona; the sequel to Kidnapped. Contents a bit shaken; hinges weak. <br/><br/> Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
1893TB29108New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1893. First Edition. Very good in its original light brown cloth covered boards with gilt text and brown decorations on the spine and the same with silver colored swords forming a border around the text on the front board. A 12mo measuring 7 1/4 by 5 7/8 inches with a 1/8" chip to the cloth at the heel of the spine and three very short closed tears to the cloth at the head of the spine. Without a dust jacket. 406 pages of text followed by four pages of ads from the publisher. Published in the UK under the title Catriona. It is the sequel to Kidnapped. Gerstley Stevenson Collection 54A Charles Scribner's Sons 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
189329585New 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. Beinecke 590; Prideaux 39 citing the London edition. <br/><br/> Scribners hardcover books
192429568New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1924. 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. <br/><br/> Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
192471750NY:: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1924. Hardcover. 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 . Charles Scribner's Sons, hardcover books
193540575NY: Scribner's 1935. First Edition. Wyeth N. C. 8vo pp. xv 356. With 9 color illustrations and title by N. C. Wyeth. Black cloth with large pictorial label on front. Cover slightly soiled and scuffed at edges o/w a VG tight copy. Scribner's 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
192018082202San Francisco: Printed by Edwin and Robert Grabhorn for John Howell 1920. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very good . One of 100 copies this copy out-of-series quarto size 14 pp. One of the first books printed by the Grabhorns after their move to San Francisco from Indianapolis "Diogenes in London" is a satire by Robert Louis Stevenson 1850-1894 left unpublished during his lifetime and printed for the first time by the Grabhorn brothers; Stevenson criticises hypocrisy and cruelty through the narrative of the ancient Greek philosopher Diogenes who loses his lantern in London. <br/><br/>The binding is by Florence Grabhorn then-wife of Edwin Grabhorn although they later divorced; per the Bibliography this volume is the first Grabhorn book of which the printers were not the publishers. Also per the Bibliography while the colophon states that one hundred and fifty-five copies were printed actually only one hundred copies of the handmade paper edition were delivered and sold; there were also five copies printed on vellum.<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Full brown and gold marbled paper black paper spine label with gilt lettering title page with illustrative border of an archway in red section headings printed in red; Garamond type Italian handmade paper quarto size 10.25" by 6.25" 14 unnumbered pages one of 100 copies this copy out-of-series. Tasteful prior owner bookplate on the front paste-down paper with the name "James McDonald" and the Latin inscription "Nec Tempore Nec Fato" from the coat of arms of the Clan Donald of Scotland.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: Volume is better than very good with clean boards straight corners a strong square text block with solid hinges the interior is clean and bright and other than the bookplate mentioned above entirely free of prior owner markings; there has been professional restoration to the spine the spine is lightly sunned a small cracke at the gutter of the first page of the introduction and between pages 10 and 11 however the text block is still strong.<br/><br/>___CITATION: Grabhorn Press Bibliography no. 23.<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. [Printed by] Edwin and Robert Grabhorn for John Howell hardcover books
2008130868Leipzig Germany: Miniaturbuchverlag 2008. gilt-stamped leather top edge gilt paper-covered slipcase. Miniature Books. miniature book 6.2 by 4.8 cm. gilt-stamped leather top edge gilt paper-covered slipcase. 379 5 pages. First edition. Gilt edged edition limited to 250 numbered copies. Table of contents follows text. Miniaturbuchverlag unknown books
189117675Chicago: J.L. Relling & Co 1891. First edition in Norwegian; thin 12mo pp. 88; orig. maroon cloth lettered in gilt on upper cover; pages browned otherwise very good. Not in NUC Beinecke or Prideaux. St. Olaf and Luther College only in OCLC. <br/><br/> J.L. Relling & Co hardcover books
1987USTEDRJ00HMRSignet 1987. Very Good. Stevenson Robert Louis. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. New York: Signet 1987. 16mo. Mass Market. Book condition: Very good with rubbed and bumped edges. Signet paperback books
195919442ELondon: Pedigree 1959. First Edition Thus - Paperbound. Complete and unabridged. Lightly used copy with some tearing to the top of the spine a hint of creasing and a touch of edge wear in printed wrappers. The front cover has a color illustration of the monstrous Mr. Hyde looking back over his shoulder at a frightened blonde woman running away from him. Pedigree unknown books
1965000005London Glasgow: Collins 1965. Spine lettered in gold. Red cloth bookmark. In slipcase which has mild edge and corner wear. 479pp. Late Reprint Edition. Limp Red Calf. Fine./No Jacket. Small Octavo. Collins Paperback books
1887448501887. STEVENSON Robert Louis and Fanny. THE DYNAMITER. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1887. First Scribner's edition in wrappers. Yellow printed wraps. The wrappers are somewhat soiled and the spine quite worn. unknown books
1894339961894. FE. STEVENSON Robert Louis and OSBOURNE Lloyd. THE EBB-TIDE. A Trio and Quartette. London: William Heinemann 1894. First British edition preceded by American. Gold cloth decorated in black. The cloth darkened somewhat at spine and perimeters. About a near fine copy. unknown books
1894778371894. FE. STEVENSON Robert Louis and OSBOURNE Lloyd. THE EBB-TIDE. A Trio and Quartette. London: William Heinemann 1894. First British edition. Gold cloth decorated in black. Front inner hinge strenthened a little wear and light soil overall about a very good copy. unknown books
1909WB18293London: Seeley & Co 1909. New Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Publisher's highly decorated gilt-stamped blue cloth. The first printing of this new edition is surprisingly uncommon. Nice copy. <br/><br/> Seeley & Co hardcover books
1993USTEEDI00CCWBarnes and Noble 1993. Very Good. Stevenson Robert Louis. Edinburgh. New York: Barnes and Noble 1993. 121pp. Illustrated. 16mo. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Barnes and Noble hardcover books
190243557London: Seeley & Co. Ltd 1902. Eighth edition 8vopp. 182 2; black & white illustrated plates and illustrations within the text partially unopened endpapers toned else a very good copy in original maroon cloth with gilt-decorated upper cover and gilt lettering on spine. <br/><br/> Seeley & Co., Ltd hardcover books
