The Novels and Tales of Robert Louis Stevenson [14 volumes] [Thistle Edition]
by STEVENSON, Robert Louis
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Scribner's, 1895. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. Publisher's cloth with gilt thistle decorations on spines. Gilt top edge. Hand-pressed paper with deckle edge. Frontispiece in each volume.
This is a 14-volume set (of an original 26-volume set) of the first printing of the complete works of Robert Louis Stevenson. All volumes are Very Good condition, with common flaws being shelf wear and sunning to spines as well as overopened hinges. Most volumes have the attractive bookplate of Mr. Maughan (see below). Vol. 13 (Virginibus Puerisque etc.) has a letter from Richard Burton copied onto the front free endpaper in pen. All are tight and clean. Contains the following volumes:
I. New Arabian Nights
II. Treasure Island
III. More New Arabian Nights / The Dynamiter / The Story of a Lie
IV. Prince Otto / Island Nights Entertainments / Father Damien
VI. David Balfour
VII. The Merry Men and other tales and fables / Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
VIII. The Black Arrow / The Misadventures of John Nicholson / The Body Snatcher
IX. The Master of Ballantrae
X. The Wrecker
XI. The Wrong Box / The Ebb Tide
XII. An Inland Voyage / Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes / Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes
XIII. Virginibus Puerisque / Memories and Portraits
XIV. Familiar Studies of Men and Books / Miscellaneous Papers
XV. The Amateur Emigrant / Across the Plains / The Silverado Squatters
This set is from the estate of Rex Maughan (1936-2021), major Robert Louis Stevenson collector and archivist who, as Chairman of the Robert Louis Stevenson Museum, greatly contributed to the preservation of Stevenson's estate in Valima, Samoa. (Prideaux 276).
This is a 14-volume set (of an original 26-volume set) of the first printing of the complete works of Robert Louis Stevenson. All volumes are Very Good condition, with common flaws being shelf wear and sunning to spines as well as overopened hinges. Most volumes have the attractive bookplate of Mr. Maughan (see below). Vol. 13 (Virginibus Puerisque etc.) has a letter from Richard Burton copied onto the front free endpaper in pen. All are tight and clean. Contains the following volumes:
I. New Arabian Nights
II. Treasure Island
III. More New Arabian Nights / The Dynamiter / The Story of a Lie
IV. Prince Otto / Island Nights Entertainments / Father Damien
VI. David Balfour
VII. The Merry Men and other tales and fables / Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
VIII. The Black Arrow / The Misadventures of John Nicholson / The Body Snatcher
IX. The Master of Ballantrae
X. The Wrecker
XI. The Wrong Box / The Ebb Tide
XII. An Inland Voyage / Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes / Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes
XIII. Virginibus Puerisque / Memories and Portraits
XIV. Familiar Studies of Men and Books / Miscellaneous Papers
XV. The Amateur Emigrant / Across the Plains / The Silverado Squatters
This set is from the estate of Rex Maughan (1936-2021), major Robert Louis Stevenson collector and archivist who, as Chairman of the Robert Louis Stevenson Museum, greatly contributed to the preservation of Stevenson's estate in Valima, Samoa. (Prideaux 276).
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- Uncharted Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3486
- Title
- The Novels and Tales of Robert Louis Stevenson [14 volumes] [Thistle Edition]
- Author
- STEVENSON, Robert Louis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Scribner's
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1895
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Deckle edge
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- Gilt
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- Publisher's cloth
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- Shelf Wear
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- Tight
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