MEMORIES & PORTRAITS

London: Chatto & Windus, 1887

By Stevenson, Robert Louis

London: Chatto & Windus, 1887. First printing. Very good plus.. First edition of Stevenson's collection of 16 infinitely engaging essays on topics personal, literary, and philosophical, of which the final five were previously unpublished. 6.5'' x 4.25''. Original black cloth with gilt-lettered spine. Top edge gilt. 299, [1] pages. Light wear to boards, offsetting to endpapers. Slight spine lean. Contemporary owner's name in pen to front free endpaper.

Details

Title

MEMORIES & PORTRAITS

Author

Stevenson, Robert Louis

Condition

Very Good

Publisher

Chatto & Windus: London

Date

1887

Edition

First printing

Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix

Specializing in the avant garde in all its various guises, including: The Beats; artists' books; poetry; small journals and magazines (especially those associated with the Mimeo Revolution); modern and contemporary art; photography; music; archives and appraisals; as well as vernacular, folk, and outsider books of all kinds.