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Stevenson, Robert Louis.
Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers.
Publisher: Chatto & Windus, London;
Date of Publication: 1908
Stock Code: 8734
Reprint. Octavo, pp. vi, [2], 278. Full tree calf with 5 raised bands, gilt titles to spine and floral decoration to compartments, double ruled border to boards and gilt crest of Royal Holloway College to upper board. All edges marbled; gilt dentelles and marbled endpapers. Spine lightly sunned; scattered light foxing otherwise contents clean; no annotation or inscriptions. Near Fine in a superb binding. Collected essays on various topics; subjects include El Dorado, Walking Tours and “ A Plea for Gas Lamps” in a superb full tree-calf binding. £75.00