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The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson
by Robert Louis Stevenson
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£240.00£216.00
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About This Item
London: The Waverley Book Company Limited, 1924-1925 . Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. The uncommon Waverley edition of this collection of works by Robert Louis Stevenson. Sixteen volumes of The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson in the original publisher's cloth binding. Stevenson was a Scottish novelist best known for works such as Treasure Island, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll. Published as part of The Waverley Edition, specially prepared for subscribers in twenty six volumes. An uncommon edition. This collection includes the following works:St Ives, Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England.Memories & Portraits, and Other Essays and Reminiscences.Vailima Papers.In the South Seas Being an Account of Experiences and Observations in the Marquesas, Paumotus, and Gilbert Islands. Illustrated with a folding colour map. Collated, complete. Island Nights' Entertainments, and Tales and Fantasies, The Misadventures of John Nicholson, The Body Snatcher, The Story of a Lie.Weir of Hermiston and Some Unfinished Stories. Prior owner's ink inscription from 1925 to the first free endpaper. The Strange Case of Dr. Jeckyll & Mr Hyde and Prince Otto, A Romance. Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes and Further Memories. Familiar Studies of Men & Books. More New Arabian Nights, The Dynamiter and When the Devil Was Well.The Wrecker. Prior owner's ink inscription to the title page. New Arabian Nights. Essays Literary and Critical. Kidnapped. Plays. Catriona, A Sequel to 'Kidnapped'. Prior owner's ink inscription from 1925 to the first free endpaper. In the original publisher's cloth bindings. Externally, smart. There is some bumping to the heads and tails of the spines and to the extremities. The hinges are slightly strained but firm. Prior owner's ink inscriptions to the first free endpapers of Catriona and Weir of Hermiston, and to the title page of Wrecker. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the odd spot. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 850W8
- Title
- The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson
- Author
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Waverley Book Company Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1924-1925
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Robert Louis Stevenson Works Fiction Waverley Works
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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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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