The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson. Vailima Edition
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons; London, William Heinemann, in Association with Chatto and Windus, Etc. Item #042446
1921-1923. 25 (of 26 volumes [lacking vol. 18], b/w engraved front., original blue cloth with the slightly chipped glassine, paper title labels on the upper spines, deckle edges, partially unopened, in the original stiff board slipcases. No. 927 of 1060 sets (of which only 1000 were for sale). Contents: v. 1, An inland voyage; Travels with a donkey; Edinburgh: picturesque notes. v. 1, "Virginibus puerisque"; The amateur emigrant; The old and new Pacific capitals; The Silverado squatters. v. 3, New Arabian nights; The pavilion on the links, and other tales. v. 4, Familiar studies of men and books; Literary papers. v. 5, Treasure Island; Prince Otto. v. 6, Deacon Brodie, or, The double life; and other plays. v. 7, The dynamiter [written in collaboration with Mrs. Stevenson]; Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; The body-snatcher. v. 8, A child's garden of verses; Underwoods; Ballads; New poems. v. 9, Kidnapped. v. 10, Catriona, the further adventures of David Balfour. v. 11, The merry men and other tales; Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin. v. 12, Memories and portraits; Random memories; Records of a family of engineers. v. 13, The Black Arrow; The misadventures of John Nicholson. v. 14, The master of Ballantrae; The great North Road. v. 15, The wrong box [written in collaboration with Lloyd Osbourne]; Island nights' entertainments; Father Damien. v. 16, In the South Seas; A footnote to history. v. 17, The wrecker [written in collaboration with Lloyd Osbourne]. [v. 18 LACKING IN THIS SET]. v. 19, St. Ives [completed by A. T. Quiller-Couch]. v. 20-23, Letters. v. 24, Sketches; Criticism; Lay morals; and other essays. v. 25, Juvenilia; Moral emblems; Fables, and other papers. v. 26, Miscellanea.
Price: $400.00