Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson, 1886
STEVENSON, Robert Louis (1850-1894). Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1886.
Rare true first edition of "Jekyll and Hyde," preceding the English edition by four days. A lovely copy in original cloth. 1250 copies in cloth were published by Scribner's on 5 January 1886; this was just under half the number of copies which were published in wrappers. Beinecke 347.
Octavo. Half-title. 2 ad leaves at end. Original olive green cloth lettered in gilt, top edge gilt (light wear to spine ends, minor rubbing to tips). Provenance: Clara Harriman[?] of Cleveland, Ohio (pencil ownership inscription to f.f.e. dated December 1889). Custom quarter calf clamshell box.
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson, 1886
STEVENSON, Robert Louis (1850-1894). Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1886.
Rare true first edition of "Jekyll and Hyde," preceding the English edition by four days. A lovely copy in original cloth. 1250 copies in cloth were published by Scribner's on 5 January 1886; this was just under half the number of copies which were published in wrappers. Beinecke 347.
Octavo. Half-title. 2 ad leaves at end. Original olive green cloth lettered in gilt, top edge gilt (light wear to spine ends, minor rubbing to tips). Provenance: Clara Harriman[?] of Cleveland, Ohio (pencil ownership inscription to f.f.e. dated December 1889). Custom quarter calf clamshell box.
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