BEAUTIFULLY BOUND SET OF STEVENSON’S WORKS

STEVENSON, Robert Louis. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson. London: Chatto and Windus, et al., 1911-12. Twenty-five volumes. Octavo, contemporary full blue calf, raised bands, tan morocco spine labels, elaborately gilt-decorated spines, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, uncut and mostly unopened. $7500.

Limited “Swanston Edition,” number 1944 of 2060 copies, of this comprehensive set of Stevenson’s writings, with pictorial frontispieces, beautifully bound by Zaehnsdorf.

"Few writers have during their lifetime commanded so much admiration and regard from their fellow-craftsmen… Energy of vision goes hand in hand with magic of presentment, and both words and things acquire new meaning and a new vitality under his touch" (DNB). This handsome set of Stevenson's works includes such classics as Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and A Child's Garden of Verses, along with travel pieces, essays, and juvenilia. With an introduction by Andrew Lang. Prideaux, 293.

Interiors fine, binding with minor wear, a bit of color restoration to a few boards. A beautifully bound set.