9V Robert Louis Stevenson THE VAILIMA EDITION OF THE WORKS OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON 1912 Decorative Uniform Binding Frontispiece Illustration Treasure Island Kidnapped New Arabian Nights Dynamiter Master of Ballantrae Black Arrow Memories Portraits Poems Ballads

Title: The Vailima Edition of the Works of Robert Louis Stevenson
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson - Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, musician and travel writer. His most famous works are "Treasure Island," "Kidnapped," "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde," and "A Child's Garden of Verses." Stevenson was a literary celebrity during his lifetime, and now ranks as the 26th most translated author in the world. His works have been admired by many other writers, including Jorge Luis Borges, Bertolt Brecht, Marcel Proust, Arthur Conan Doyle, Henry James, Cesare Pavese, Emilio Salgari, Ernest Hemingway, Rudyard Kipling, Jack London, Vladimir Nabokov, J. M. Barrie, and G. K. Chesterton, who said that Stevenson "seemed to pick the right word up on the point of his pen, like a man playing spillikins".
Publisher: P. F. Collier & Son
City: New York
Year: 1912
Binding Style: Hardcover
Number of Volumes: 9 Full Set: Yes
Width: 6.75" Height: 9.25"
Book Details: This complete nine-volume set is uniformly bound with green cloth-covered boards and gilt spine lettering. Each volume is enhanced with an illustrated frontispiece, and some volumes contain additional illustrations. Many of Stevenson's works are classics of English literature and may be found in these texts alongside personal correspondence and other writings. Titles found in this collection include:

Treasure Island, Kidnapped
New Arabian Nights, The Dynamiter
The Master of Ballantrae, and Other Stories
The Black Arrow, and Other Stories
Memories and Portraits, Poems, Ballads, Etc.
The Silverado Squatters, and Other Stories
Familiar Studies and Other Papers
An Inland Voyage, and Other Papers
South Seas, and Other Papers; Index
Condition / Notes: These antique volumes show well with some typical indications of age and wear, including mild shelfwear and rubbing. Some texts may have partially cracked hinges, however the bindings are otherwise secure and intact. Text and illustrations remain clear and crisp through mild age toning.

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