1916 – Poems of Robert Louis Stevenson | Beautiful Binding, Limited Edition

Robert Louis Stevenson was a Scottish essayist, poet, and author of fiction and travel books, best known for his novels ‘Treasure Island,’ ‘Kidnapped,’ and ‘Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’. This 1916, limited edition collection includes his poems, many of which were not previously published. Note the impressive binding and leather slipcase.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Poems
• Author(s): Robert Louis Stevenson
• Contributor(s): George S. Hellman (Introduction, Notes)
• Publisher: Boston, The Bibliophile Society
• Edition: Limited edition, 1916
• Binding: Vellum spine over cloth boards
• Format: (8vo), two-volume set
• Size: 10.5 in × 8 in
• Collation: Vol. I: 231 pp; Vol. II: 215 pp
• Contents Include:
  • Includes Poems unpublished in Stevenson’s lifetime
• Provenance: bookplate – George Barr McCutcheon

Condition:

Near Fine. Bindings remain secure, vellum spines are in near fine condition, and the cloth boards are clean without staining. The page edges are uncut. The decorative slipcase is intact and near fine.

Why Collect This?

• Limited to 484 copies, not issued to the public
• Contains unpublished material by Robert Louis Stevenson

Item Number: # 50043