The letters of Robert Louis Stevenson to his family and friends (2 vols)
by Colvin, Sidney (editor). Stevenson, Robert Louis
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Salisbury, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London: Methuen and Co, 1898. The uncommon first edition, issued in two volumes, contemporary red, half leather, gilt to spine, marbleized endpapers, gte, sides untrimmed. A few spots to the title page and frontispiece in volume 1, else near fine. Leather to spine scuffed a bit. Solid bindings, binder unknown. Inscribed at Christmas 1905 to Edwin Carlisle Litsey, who went on to be Poet Laureate of Kentucky, "from his friend Fransic Coker (last name indecipherable)
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012265
- Title
- The letters of Robert Louis Stevenson to his family and friends (2 vols)
- Author
- Colvin, Sidney (editor). Stevenson, Robert Louis
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Methuen and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1898
- Keywords
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- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB
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Salisbury, Connecticut
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