The Master of Ballantrae; A Winter's Tale [FIRST EDITION]

STEVENSON, Robert Louis

Published by Cassell and Co, London, 1889

About this Item

8vo. Original red publisher's cloth. viii, 332 pp. plus 4 pp., [16] pp. of ads. Minor scuffing to cloth and sunning to spine. Tear along left edge of spine. Spine is intact but splitting at pp. 112/113, 144/145, and 176/177. Bookplate inside front cover. Contemporary signature on half-title. A good+ copy. This is a first edition, first issue of Stevenson's classic historical romance novel. Ads dated 5.G-7.89. (Prideaux 27) This copy is from the estate of Rex Maughan (1936-2021), major Robert Louis Stevenson collector and archivist who, as Chairman of the Robert Louis Stevenson Museum, greatly contributed to the preservation of Stevenson's estate in Valima, Samoa. Seller Inventory # 2829

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Master of Ballantrae; A Winter's Tale [...

Publisher: Cassell and Co, London

Publication Date: 1889

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good +

Edition: First Edition, First Printing.