Letters and Miscellanies of Robert Louis Stevenson: Letters to His Family and Friends (VOLUME I of the Letters and Volume XXIII of the standard set published by CharlesScribner's Sons).

New York, NY Charles Scribner's Sons, 1907. Hardcover Copyright 1899. Near Fine: shows a bit of superficial scratching to the gilt top edge and a hint of sunning to the crimson background field of the backstrip (the gilt titles and designs thereon remain unaffected: bold and clearly legible); the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, very near-to-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a couple of minor cosmetic flaws. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.25 x 5.85 x 1.5 inches). xliii, 443 pages. Selected and Edited with Notes and Introduction by Sidney Colvin. Frontispiece portrait of the author with vellum tissue guard. Language: English. Weight: 26.5 ounces. Crimson buckram cloth over boards with gilt titles at the front panel with gold-ruled borders and gilt titles and designs at the backstrip. Top Edge Gilt. Rough cut fore-edge and bottom edge. Standard set published by Charles Scribner's Sons. This was a lovely set. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.