Vailima Letters Being Correspondence Addressed by Robert Louis Stevenson to Sidney Colvin November 1890-October 1894
by Robert Louis Stevenson
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Methuen and Co., 1895. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None. A first edition of this collection of letters from Robert Louis Stevenson. Colvin became Stevenson's literary adviser and after his death was the first editor of Stevenson's letters. With a tissue-guarded frontispiece. Bookplate of Midland Education Co. to rear pastedown. In a brown cloth binding. Externally, sound, though with some marks and bumping. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright, and quite clean, though with some foxing to the first and last few pages. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GEN25-C-20
- Title
- Vailima Letters Being Correspondence Addressed by Robert Louis Stevenson to Sidney Colvin November 1890-October 1894
- Author
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Methuen and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1895
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Robert Louis Stevenson Colvin Letters Colvin
Terms of Sale
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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