New York: Limited Editions Club, 1957. Hardcover. Spine mildly sunned. About Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Charming book. Roger Duvoisin. Octavo (6-1/2" x 10") bound in aqua basket-weave linen with a paper label on the front cover and spine; 180 pages. Designed by Saul and Lillian Marks. Illustrated with lithographs drawn on sheets of acetate by Roger Duvoisin and hand-colored through stencils in the Walter Fischer Studio. Of a total of 1500 copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page, this copy is not numbered (in place of the number is written in ink "Office Copy") and bears the Club's blindstamp stating it is one of 15 presentation copies.

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Bookseller: Charles Agvent (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 016367
Title: TRAVELS WITH A DONKEY
Author: STEVENSON, Robert Louis
Illustrator: Roger Duvoisin
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Spine mildly sunned. About Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Charming book
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Limited Editions Club
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1957
Keywords: Handcolored, Travel, France, 19th Century British Literature, Robert L. Stevenson, Color Plate Books, Fine Press
Bookseller catalogs: Hand-Colored Plates;

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Charles Agvent

All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.

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Charles Agvent

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We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).

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