The Merry Men and Other Tales and Fables

1887. 1887 Stevenson, Robert Louis THE MERRY MEN AND OTHER TALES AND FABLES London: Chatto & Windus, 1887 296pp, 32pp publisher's catalogue dated "September 1886" Dec blue cloth, stamped in silver and black, gilt on spine Publisher's device stamped on rear cover Floral patter on epages printed in olive green 8vo Cloth rubbed at spine ends, corners, spine slightly… Saber más sobre este artículo

NEW JERSEY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1911 Stevenson, Robert Louis (1850¿94), Scottish writer of adventure stories and travel essays, especially known for Treasure Island (1883) and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886), both of which have become Western cultural icons. Over the course of his lifetime, Stevenson published three collections of tales. The title story of The… Saber más sobre este artículo

1887. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1887. 4 pp undated ads. Original printed yellow wrappers. First American Edition of this collection of tales, some of which (like "Thrawn Janet" and "Markham") are along the same vein as JEKYLL AND HYDE -­ Stevenson called such stories his "creepers." This copy is in yellow wrappers (others were bound in red… Saber más sobre este artículo

Macmillan, 1928. Hardcover. Good. 1928. 266 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Inscription to front endpaper. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Chatto & Windus, 1887. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Blue buckram with lettering & decorations stamped inblack, gilt & silver. Second issue with adds dated November1886. Pages are bright and clean with no marks, foxing or writing. An excellent copy. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully… Saber más sobre este artículo

London, UK: Chatto & Windus, 1920. Hardcover. Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. viii, 280pp. Blue cloth-covered boards, black titles on front and spine. Bumped spine ends, cloth fraying. Covers and spine sun faded. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. Mild spotting to rear endpaper. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. No dust jacket. 16mo. The… Saber más sobre este artículo

Albin Michel, 2008. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7 in- 9 in Tall. Texte Francais, French Édition. Couverture Souple État D'usage: Très Bon État. Peut-On Passer En Une Seconde De L'amour À La Haine ?En S'abandonnant À Richard, Qui L'a Conquise Avec Acharnement, Diane Se Sent À La Fois… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Chatto & Windus, 1887. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First issue. Publisher's decorated blue cloth, stamped with silver and black designs and gilt lettering on spine, green floral endpapers. Early bookplate of Oliver Henry Perkins. 296 pages, plus 32 pages of ads dated September. Hinges cracking, but a nice copy overall.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1912. Black hardcover cloth binding with gilt and boxed title on spine. Some light general dirtiness to page block and covers but should clean up in a snap and text is wonderfully clean, tight and bright. Some light age spotting to FEP/BEP and along block - does NOT affect text or illustrations. Rough… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Chatto & Windus, 1907. Hardcover. Good. Pleasant half leather binding of Stevenson's collection of six short stories, most on the theme of morality and greed. Gilt decoration and raised bands to spine. Marbled end-papers. Top edge gilt. Fore-edge rough cut. Slight sunning to spine. Rubbing to edges and marking to leather.… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Eveleigh Nash & Grayson, 1930. Hardcover. Good. No date but c.1930. Spine faded and bumped but stout, clean and bright within. Good condition.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1912. Hardcover. Very Good. 407p. A green cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Edges lightly rubbed. Some faint smudges on the covers, and a couple of light scribbles in black pen on the front. Otherwise, text clean and binding tight. A vintage copy of this collection of short works by Stevenson, including… Saber más sobre este artículo

Chatto and Windus, 1900. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1900. Eighth Edition. 296 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Grubby pages throughout. Water staining to rear free endpaper and pastedown. Notable creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces.… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910. Hardcover. Octavo; Fair/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, brown binder's tape; Boards half bound with brown leather to spine and corners, tan paper to boards, spine torn away and replaced with binder's tape, worn exposed corners with chipping leather, shelfwear to boards; Text block separating from binder's tape at spine, has gilt top… Saber más sobre este artículo

London, Chatto & Windus, 1887., 1887. First edition. 8vo. 32 page publisher's catalogue dated September 1886 at end. Original pictorial blue cloth stamped in gilt, silver and black; green floral endpapers. Bookplate of Albert Louis Cotton on the front pastedown. Enclosed in a 1/2 blue morocco slipcase with folding chemise. Beinecke 411.. F. Hardcover.

Chatto & Windus, 1904. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Chatto & Windus, London, 1904. Condition: Very Good. Clean copy - tight Harcover binding with clear and complete text.

N,Y.: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1906. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7 in- 9 in Tall. Hard cover, no dust jacket. Green cloth covered cover. Gilt decorated. 407 pages.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1918. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 18mo. Orig. green cloth. viii, 280 pp. Spine cocked and sunned, rubbed to extremities, worn to spine ends. Interior age toned.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1902. Cloth/no dust jacket Octavo. Hardcover. Very good. black cloth gilt lettering top edge gilt 296 pp owner's name on front endpaper i.

Chatto & Windus, 1902. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1902. 9th Edition. 296 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Cracks to guttering throughout, with exposed netting. Heavy tanning to rough-cut text block edges. Moderate rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping… Saber más sobre este artículo