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1910 Prayers Written at Vailima
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Description
Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Pleasing Copy, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper
A striking edition of the prayers of Robert Louis Stevenson, written at Vailima, a village in the capital of Samoa, known for being the location of the last residence of the beloved Scottish author of Treasure Island and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. These prayers originally appeared in 1904.
The present copy is the first edition of the prayers to be fully reproduced in colours and gold after the original illuminated drawings by Alberto Sangorski. A stunning volume.
Introduced by Mrs Stevenson.
With the unclipped dust wrapper in fair condition.
Condition
in the original publisher's paper vellum biding. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only and some bumping to the head and tail of the spine, minor soiling to the boards and spine. Previous ownership in pencil to the front free endpaper, dated 1975. The dust wrapper is unclipped and rather worn, with the rear wrap detached and some loss tot he head and tail of the spine, some sunning and soiling to the wraps; unclipped. Internally, firmly bound. With a minor faint spotting to the endpapers, otherwise the pages are bright and clean. Fully illustrated in colour and gold.
Very Good Indeed
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