Robert Louis Stevenson | First Editions
1850 - 1894
See below our stock of Robert Louis Stevenson First Editions, fine bindings, sets and other collectible material.
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Prose Pieces. Hitherto Unpublished.
Boston, MA: The Bibliophile Society, 1921. [Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 19cm), pp.[iv]; cancelled leaf; 7-195; [V] blank. One of a limited edition of 450 copies printed for members of The Bibliophile Society. Publisher's cream half parchment over red cloth boards, gilt titles to spine, top edge red, other... More about Prose Pieces. Hitherto Unpublished
Treasure Island. No. 1 of the Anderson Books.
Philadelphia, PA: Carl J.H. Anderson, 1930. [Children's Illustrated] FIRST JUSTIS ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Small quarto (26 x 19cm), pp.[16] 240. Frequent in-text illustrations by Justis, with very light pastel colours minimally applied. Publisher's rough oatmeal cloth with red titles to spine and a red ship stamped to upper board. Illustrated endpapers;... More about Treasure Island. No. 1 of the Anderson Books
Catriona. A Sequel to 'Kidnapped' Being Memoirs of the Further Adventures of David Balfour at Home and Abroad.
London: Cassell and Co., 1893. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.x; 371; [18], catalogue (dated 8.93; partially unopened). Publisher's dark blue cloth with gilt titles. Nominal wear and handling, one small bump; this is a sharp, fresh-looking copy. Unusual thus. A classic nineteenth century adventure romance; 'Catriona' takes David Balfour further into... More about Catriona. A Sequel to 'Kidnapped' Being Memoirs of the Further Adventures of David Balfour at...
Catriona. A Sequel to 'Kidnapped' Being Memoirs of the Further Adventures of David Balfour at Home and Abroad.
London: Cassell and Co., Ltd. 1893. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.[x]; 371; [18], catalogue dated 8/93. Publisher's dark blue cloth, floral-patterned pale green endpapers. Armorial bookplate 'H.R. Bruxner', ex-libris 'Bibliotheca Qvarnsforsiana' (two small stamps). Light wear, some inoffensive foxing, inside paper joints parted, small splashmark to rear board. Shows well. A.... More about Catriona. A Sequel to 'Kidnapped' Being Memoirs of the Further Adventures of David Balfour at...
Catriona. A Sequel to 'Kidnapped' Being Memoirs of the Further Adventures of David Balfour at Home and Abroad. In which are set forth his Misfortunes anent the Appin Murder; his Troubles with Lord Advocate Grant; Captivity on the Bass Rock; Journey into Holland and France; and singular Relations with James More Drummond or Macgregor, a son of the notorious Rob Roy, and his Daughter Catriona. Written by Himself, and now set forth by Robert Louis Stevenson.
London: William Heinemann, 1924. [Classic Literature] FINE PRIZE BINDING, volume VI of the Skerryvore Edition. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.xii; 313; [1]. Contemporary navy half calf for Charterhouse School, with raised bands, gilt titles to spine and blue cloth over boards. Gilt armorial crest stamped to upper board. All edge... More about Catriona. A Sequel to 'Kidnapped' Being Memoirs of the Further Adventures of David Balfour at...
Island Nights' Entertainments. Consisting of the Beach of Falesa, the Bottle Imp, and the Isle of Voices.
London: Cassell and Company. 1893. FIRST EDITION, First State. Octavo, pp. x, 277, 16 of adverts. Price hand corrected on page facing half title page. Illustrations by Gordon Browne and W. Hatherell. Blue cloth cover with gilt titles and decoration to spine and front, floral print endpapers. Slight lean to... More about Island Nights' Entertainments. Consisting of the Beach of Falesa, the Bottle Imp, and the Isle of...
The Master of Ballantrae. A Winter's Tale.
London: Cassell and Company, 1889. [Historical Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.viii; 332 [20]. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine and black to upper board, with an illustration. Endpapers with printed floral decoration. All edges untrimmed. Small black ink ownership to front free endpaper. Some occasional... More about The Master of Ballantrae. A Winter's Tale
St. Ives. Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England.
London: William Heinemann, 1898. First Edition. Octavo, pp.312. Publisher's black cloth, gilt titles to spine and upper board, edges untrimmed. Bookplate and bookseller's ticket. Binding is handsome, with slight rubbing to lower edge and bumping to corners. Lacking front free endpaper. Internally clean and free from spotting. An unfinished novel... More about St. Ives. Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1886. FIRST EDITION. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.[8]; 141; [1], blank. Bound by W. H. Smith in contemporary orange cloth with gilt titles to the spine, white endpapers. Contents a little toned, a couple of leaves frayed to fore-edge, first and final pages browned, binding... More about The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1886. [Classic Strange Tale] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (17 x 11cm), pp.[8]; 141; [1], blank. In contemporary full limp leather with gilt titles and rules to spine, covers bordered in blind, plain blue endpapers, edges speckled red. Ownership Harry Hargreave Fawcett (two discreet stamps), trivial handling... More about The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Wrong Box.
London: Cassell, 1889. [Crime Fiction] FIRST EDITION, noted in several important crime checklists. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.283 [16]. Dated January 1889. Publisher's red cloth, titled in clack and gilt, publisher's 'swan' patterned endpapers. Some occasional spotting, and some rubbing to extremities. One soil mark to rear panel; backstrip lightly... More about The Wrong Box
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The Dynamiter [More New Arabian Nights] Containing; Prologue of the Cigar Divan, Challoner's adventure: The Squire of Dames, Story of the Destroying Angel, The Squire of Dames (Concluded), Somerset's adventure: The Superfluous Mansion, Narrative of The Spirited Old Lady, The Superfluous Mansion (Continued), Zero's Tale of The Explosive Bomb, The Superfluous Mansion (Continued), Desborough's adventure: The Brown Box, Story of The Fair Cuban, The Brown Box (Concluded), The Superfluous Mansion (Concluded), Epilogue of the Cigar Divan.
London: Longmans Green and Co., 1885. [Strange Tales] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (17 x 11cm), pp.207. In contemporary full limp leather with gilt titles and rules to spine, covers bordered in blind, plain blue endpapers, edges speckled red. Ownership Harry Hargreave Fawcett (ink signature and two stamps), trivial handling. A fine... More about The Dynamiter [More New Arabian Nights] Containing; Prologue of the Cigar Divan, Challoner's...
Island Nights' Entertainments. Consisting of Falesa, The Bottle Imp, The Isle of Voices.
London: Cassell, 1893. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with hand-corrected price on page facing half-title. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.xii; 277; [3], blank; [16], advertisements (May). With illustrations, colour map opposite p.1. Publisher's light blue cloth with gilt decoration to spine and upper, floral-patterned endpapers. Internally clean, contents a little shaken... More about Island Nights' Entertainments. Consisting of Falesa, The Bottle Imp, The Isle of Voices
Island Nights' Entertainments. Consisting of Falesa, The Bottle Imp, The Isle of Voices.
London, Cassell and Company Limited. 1893. FIRST EDITION. Crown 8vo. xii, 277 numbered pages. Publisher's light blue cloth with gilt decoration and text to spine and upper. Complete with numerous illustrations. Occasional light rubbing to edges of boards, slight cracking to joints, but a tight and robust copy. Bleiler; Checklist... More about Island Nights' Entertainments. Consisting of Falesa, The Bottle Imp, The Isle of Voices
Kidnapped. Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751.
London: Cassell and Company, Limited, 1886. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. With folding map. Bound in publisher's russet cloth, titled in gilt to spine, black endpapers. Owner's bookplate and signature. A little rubbed and soiled, spine sunned. A very good copy, corrected text issue. Prideaux; A Bibliography of the Works of Robert... More about Kidnapped. Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751
Kidnapped. Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751.
London: Cassell and Co., 1886. [Adventure classic] FIRST EDITION, First Issue. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.viii; 311, with advertisements to the rear dated 5G.4.86 and 5B.4.86. Folding map frontispiece. Publisher's royal blue cloth, gilt titles, black endpapers. Internally clean, short and neat repaired tear to map, leather book label to... More about Kidnapped. Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751
The Silverado Squatters.
London, Chatto & Windus, 1883. FIRST PUBLISHED EDITION, preceded by a pamphlet of the same title, nominally published (10 copies!) to secure English copyright. 8vo., pp. 254. A very attractive early binding of half brown morocco, gilt titles and decoration to spine, top edge gilt, marbled boards and end-papers. Illustrated... More about The Silverado Squatters
A Child's Garden of Verses.
London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1896. [Children's] First Illustrated Edition. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.xiv; 136; [8]; 16 of advertisements.Publisher's green cloth, showing a child holding a plant pot out of which roses sprout, surrounding a view of a formal garden, with gilt titles and further decoration to spine... More about A Child's Garden of Verses
Treasure Island.
London: Ernest Benn, 1927. [Illustrated classic] FIRST DULAC EDITION. Quarto (26 x 20cm), pp.xiv; 15-256. Contains 12, full page, colour illustrations by Dulac, including frontispiece. Publisher's red cloth variant (a brown buckram binding was also produced), with titles and trim in black. Minor edgewear, backstrip sunned, commemorative Robert Louis Stevenson... More about Treasure Island
The Hills of Home, With the Pentland Essays of Robert Louis Stevenson, An Old Scotch Gardener, The Manse, A Pastoral, and The Pentland Rising.
London: T. N. Foulis, 1913. [Literary Essays]. FIRST EDITION of MacLean's work, with the essays by Stevenson reprinted from editions by Chatto and Windus. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.260 [12]. With 12 chromolithographic plates, including a frontispiece, by Robert Hope. In publisher's limp suede covers with gilt titles to spine... More about The Hills of Home, With the Pentland Essays of Robert Louis Stevenson, An Old Scotch Gardener,...
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