The works of Robert Louis Stevenson [complete in 26 volumes]
by Stevenson, Robert Louis (1850-1894)
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About This Item
London New York: W. Heinemann in association with Chatto and Windus, Cassell and Longmans, Green ; C. Scribner's Sons, 1922. Vailima edition. Hardcover. Limited edition 498/1050. Very good copies in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Boards stained. Remains particularly well-preserved set overall. Physical description: 26 volumes: illustrations; 24 cm. Notes: Half title; each vol. has also special t.p. Includes index. Contents: 1. An inland voyage Travels with a donkey Edinburgh picturesque notes 1922 -- 2. Virginibus puerisque The amateur emigrant The Pacific capitals Silverado squatters 1922 -- 3. New Arabian nights The pavilion on the links and other tales 1922 -- 4. Familiar studies of men and books Literary papers 1922 -- 5. Treasure island Prince Otto 1922 -- 6. Deacon Brodie or The double life and other plays 1922 -- 7. The dynamiter Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde The body-snatcher 1922 -- 8. A child's garden Under woods Ballads New poems 1922 -- 9. Kidnapped 1922 -- 10. Catrion the future adventures of David Balfour 1922 -- 11. The merry men and other tales Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin 1922 -- 12. Memories and portraits Random memories Records of a family of engineers 1922 -- 13. The black arrow The misadventures of John Nicholson 1922 -- 14. The master of Ballantrae The Great North Road 1922 -- 15. The wrong box Island nights' entertainments Father Damien 1922 -- 16. In the South Seas A footnote to history 1922 -- 17. The wrecker 1922 -- 18. The ebb-tide Weir of hermiston Heathercat The young chevalier 1922 -- 19. St. Ives 1923 -- 20-23. The letters of Robert Louis Stevenson / ed. by Sidney Colvin 1923 -- 24. Sketches, criticisms, lay morals and other essays 1923 -- 25. Juvenilia, moral emblems, fables and other papers 1923 -- 26. Miscellanea 1923. Subjects: Stevenson, Robert Louis 1850-1894 Dramatic works. English literature. Genre: Illustrated.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 319337
- Title
- The works of Robert Louis Stevenson [complete in 26 volumes]
- Author
- Stevenson, Robert Louis (1850-1894)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Vailima edition
- Publisher
- London New York: W. Heinemann in association with Chatto and Windus, Cassell and Longmans, Green ; C. Scribner's Sons
- Date Published
- 1922
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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