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1919 Memories and PortraitsLondon: 1919An excellent new impression of this collection of essays by Robert Louis Stevenson.
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1887 Self-Help; with Illustrations of Conduct and PerseveranceLondon: 1887A leather bound copy of Samuel Smiles self-help book, often called 'the bible of mid-Victorian liberalism'.
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1909 Familiar Studies of Men and BooksLondon: 1909A lovely later impression of this biographical collection on some of literature's great men, written by Robert Louis Stevenson.
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1916 On the Choice of a Profession Robert Louis Stevenson Dustwrapper First EdLondon: 1916The first edition of this post-humously discovered work by the Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer Robert Louis Stevenson.
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1883 Thrift by Samuel Smiles Thirty Ninth ThousandLondon: 1883An attractive edition of Samuel Smile's well known title 'Thrift'.
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1876 Samuel Smiles Character New Edition Tree Calf Binding Self HelpLondon: 1876A beautifully bound copy of Smiles' work on character.
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1919 VIRGINIBUS PUERISQUE Other Papers Robert Louis STEVENSONLondon: 1919The first collection of Stevenson's essays, in a Gonville and Caius College armorial prize binding.