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1888315842New York: Scribner's Magazine 1888. Frontispiece portrait by J.H.E. Whitney title-page in red and black. 122-128; 251-256; 380-384; 509-512; 635-640; 764-768; 122-128; 250-256; 377-384; 507-512; 636-640; 764-768 pp. 8vo. Contemporary three quarter blue calf and marbled boards red morocco spine label. Rebacked. Gift inscription from Henry M. Hoyt father of Elinor Wylie to his sister Maude B. Hoyt 1891. Frontispiece portrait by J.H.E. Whitney title-page in red and black. 122-128; 251-256; 380-384; 509-512; 635-640; 764-768; 122-128; 250-256; 377-384; 507-512; 636-640; 764-768 pp. 8vo. Partially printed on thick paper. Nonce volume assembling all of Stevenson's short pieces published in Scribner's Magazine in 1888 with a specially printed title-page. Type setting and pagination follows that of the original periodical appearances. The first page of those piece beginning on even numbered pages A Chapter on Dreams Beggars Some Gentlemen in Fiction Popular Authors The Education of an Engineer printed on verso of thick paper.<br/><br/>Comprises the following pieces: A Chapter on Dreams; The Lantern-Bearers; Beggars; Pulvis et Umbra; Gentlemen; Some Gentlemen in Fiction; Popular Authors; Epilogue to "An Inland Voyage"; A Letter to a Young Gentleman Who Proposed to Embrace the Career of Art; Contributions to the History of Fife: Random Memories; The Education of an Engineer. More Random Memories; A Christmas Sermon. The Master of Ballantrae which was serialized in Scribner's beginning in November 1888 is not included here.<br/><br/>With provenance from the family of poet Elinor Wylie. Beinecke 1055 1056 1057 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1065 1066 1067 & 1069 Scribner's Magazine unknown books
1907115923Boston MA: Small Maynard & Co 1907. Later printing. Hardcover. A reprinting of the 1903 edition. A collection of essays from the author of "Treasure Island." A clean about near fine copy with the lettering to the spine somewhat dulled. Small, Maynard & Co 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
1909WRCLIT36404New York: Douglas H. Cooke 1909. Gilt decorated boards. First separate printing. One of one hundred and fifty copies signed by the publisher for private distribution. Toe of spine sorely bruised neat collector's bookplate a few smudges to boards else a good copy. Douglas H. Cooke hardcover books
190045660London: Seeley & Co 1900. Seventh edition small 8vo pp. 8 182; plain full-page text illustrations throughout; contemporary half navy calf over gilt-stamped cloth quite soiled gum gilt spine in 6 compartments t.e.g. marbled boards; leather a bit scuffed textblock fine. <br/><br/> Seeley & Co hardcover books
18796759London Seeley Jackson and Halliday 1879. 1879. First edition. Folio. 6 etchings by A. Brunet-Debaines from drawings by S. Bough and W.E. Lockhart; 12 vignettes by Hector Chalmers and R. Kent Thomas in the text. 3/4 gilt stamped brown morocco over marbled boards spine with raised bands and gilt stamped devices covers gilt ruled patterned endpapers. t.e.g. original pictorial brown cloth bound in corners bumped. Very good. Later brown cloth slipcase. Bookplate of Charles Plumtre Johnson on the front pastedown. McKay 24. F. Hardcover. London, Seeley, Jackson and Halliday, 1879. hardcover books
18969013641New York: Macmillan 1896. 1st. Hardcover. Very good condition. Bound in publisher's original quarter green leather and green cloth with the covers and spine stamped in gilt. The binding is weak but intact at pages 64-65. Minor rubbing wear to the extremities. <br/><br/> Macmillan 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
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
191226014New York / Chicago: Charles Scribner's Sons. 1912. Hardcover. Very good with red gold and black stamping; many mounted color illustrations.; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 207 pp . Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover 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
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
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
19822310450New York: Bantam Books 1982. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Light edge wear. 1982 Mass Market Paperback. 98 8 pp. Includes an afterword by Jerome Charyn. Robert Louis Stevenson originally wrote Dr. Jekyll And Mr Hyde as a "chilling shocker." He then burned the draft and upon his wife's advice rewrote it as the darkly complex tale it is today. Stark skillfully woven this fascinating novel explores the curious turnings of human character through the strange case of Dr. Jekyll a kindly scientist who by night takes on his stunted evil self Mr. Hyde. Anticipating modern psychology Jekyll And Hyde is a brilliantly original study of man's dual nature Bantam Books paperback books
1982182859Bantam Classics 1982-04-01. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Clean has a good binding and crisp pages no marks or notations. Bantam Classics paperback 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
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
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
1920011736San Francisco: Edwin & Robert Grabhorn 1920. 1st Edition Limited. Hardcover. VG-. Grabhorn's 1920 edition of Stevenson's telling of Diogenes different from its 1921 edition. This edition has a different introduction by Hopkins not Vincent Starret and different title. The colophon of this early version identifies 150 copies this unnumbered printed by Edwin and Robert Grabhorn and bound by Florence Grabhorn. The paper over board covers is a Deco-style free-form"marblized" pattern printed in black and brown. String-tied the paper over spine has perished. Still bound. Laid-in is the first signature from the 1921 edition title page and Starrett introduction and a leaf of text in a font and size different from that used in either version. This early 1920 version was being printed by the Grabhorns for the legendary San Francisco bookman John Howell who had opened his bookstore around 1912. Edwin & Robert Grabhorn 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
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
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
