first edition
1892 · New York
by STEVENSON, Robert Louis
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1892. First American Edition. First printing. Octavo (19cm). In original red publisher's cloth, titled in gilt on spine; grey coated endpapers; 12 pp of publisher's ads at rear; [x], 317, [1], 12pp. A sturdy copy, with minor dirt and rubbing to cloth, internally clean: Very Good.
12 essays, mainly reprinted from Scribner's Magazine. The titular essay concerns a journey by train from New York to San Francisco; other essays describe visits to San Francisco and France, autobiographical snippets in Scotland, and ideas about religion, ethics, and charity, especially in "Pulvis et Umbra" and "A Christmas Sermon." (truncated)
12 essays, mainly reprinted from Scribner's Magazine. The titular essay concerns a journey by train from New York to San Francisco; other essays describe visits to San Francisco and France, autobiographical snippets in Scotland, and ideas about religion, ethics, and charity, especially in "Pulvis et Umbra" and "A Christmas Sermon." (truncated)