Robert Louis Stephenson

Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers

N.Y. Charles Scribner, 1904. Hard Cover/No Jacket. pp.278 clean tight copy former owner name on frontpiece small tear lower spine on inside front cover, faded discoloration to lower front and back cover slightly bumped corners, tears to lower and upper spine 1/4" piece missing lower spine Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Good.

Judith Patton BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 011221

Catalogue: LITERATURE

STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS

Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers

London, Chatto & Windus / Hogarth Press. 1897. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Gilt title on bevelled blue boards which have light rubbing wear. Internally the front and rear hinges are cracked and the endpapers are age darkened else a clean, tight copy. Top edge gilt. vi + 278 pages. Fore and lower edges uncut. The sixteenth edition. The book, first published in 1881, was the first collection of Stevenson's essays and brought together essays previously published in the Cornhill Magazine. They promote a spirit of playfulness in defiance of both the hardships of human life and the restrictions imposed by bourgeois Philistinism. B2D. Good TEG/No Jacket.

Goldring BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 000528

Catalogue: Miscellany

Keywords: Robert Louis Stevenson, Essays

STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS

Virginibus Puerisque and other papers

London, Chatto & Windus. 1921. Hardcover. Book, 193pp, 12 full page ills. after the design of Norman Wilkinson of Four Oaks. Gift inscription dated 1970, else a nice copy in decorative boards with gilt on spine. Some foxing Size: 8vo. Good.

Global Village BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 322097

Catalogue: Literature

STEVENSON (Robert Louis)

Virginibus Puerisque and other Papers.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1910. Fine-paper edition, small 8vo, vii, [3], 4-193, [1]pp., half-title, title in red and black, presentation inscription on fly-leaf "J. H. A. Sparrow from Anthony Asquith, December 21st. 1920.", cont. vellum, decorated in gilt. Anthony Asquith was a respected English film director, he was the son of Herbert Asquith, the Prime Minister during World War I. Between 1927 and 1964 he directed 40 films, his first successful film was 'Pygmalion' (1938), his later films included 'The Winslow Boy' (1948) and 'The Browning Version' (1951). At the height of the Profumo scandal, Asquith is widely believed to have been the 'man in the mask' at an orgy attended by Stephen Ward, Christine Keeler, Mandy Rice-Davies and a host of top establishment figures.

Forest BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 38596

Keywords: ENGLISH LITERATURE PRESENTATION COPY

Stevenson, Robert Louis.

Virginibus Puerisque and other papers.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1899 22nd edn. vi[ii], 278 pp. Full brown/tan claf gilt, raised bands, gilt compartments, double ruled gilt border to sides, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. 19 cm x 13 cm. Signed binding by Bumpus Ltd of Oxford. Minor wear to extremes, spine slightly faded, faint marginal age browning to contents.

John TurtonProfessional seller

Book number: 36067

STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS

Virginibus Puerisque And Other Papers

London, Chatto and Windus. 1924, Florence Press Edition. hardcover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Clean Copy, Pages are unevenly cut, some very light fading to front cover. Good/No Dust Jacket.

PsychoBabel BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 004326

Catalogue: Literature

STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS

Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers

London, Chatto & Windus. 1912. hardcover. Black hardcover cloth binding with gilt and boxed title on spine. Some light general dirtiness to page block and covers but should clean up in a snap and text is wonderfully clean, tight and bright. Some light age spotting to FEP/BEP and along block - does NOT affect text or illustrations. Rough cut pages. Very Good/No Dust Jacket.

PsychoBabel BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 077330

Catalogue: Literature

Stevenson, Robert Louis

Virginibus Puerisque: And Other Papers

Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1949. Reprint, Softcover. Good Condition. Initial essay by author, dedicated to William Ernest Henley. Playing paperback binding with black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. A series of essays from this author first published in 1881. Creasing of the book corners with rubbing of the book edges and panels. Faint foxing and sunning to the book panels with noticeable sunning to the back strip. Tanning of the text block edges and pages and there are a few foxing spots to both text block edges and pages. Previous owners name to the top edge of the half title page. Some staining to the top edge of the half title page through to page 23. Size: 12 mo (standard paperback). 157, [3 – further titles on publishing house] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1.

Syber's BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 0288621

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: BZDB2 Literature, Essays Literature; Essays; Virginibus Puerisque And Other Papers Essays

Stevenson, Robert Louis

Virginibus Puerisque And Other Papers.

Chatto, 1922. Hard Cover, 193pp, dark green cloth covered boards. Previous owner's name on inner board, otherwise internally clean. A book of essays - Raeburn, English Admirals etc.. Very Good /No Jacket.

Hessay BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 3969

Catalogue: Literature Q - Z

Keywords: Raeburn, Admiral

Robert Louis Stevenson

Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers. Introduction and notes by J H Fowler

MacMillan and Co Limited, London, 1941. Reprint, Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Sunned dark red covers. Cream spine with black decoration and lettering. Tight binding. Clean pages. Previous owner's name and date handwritten on front end-paper. No dust-jacket. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 10115090194. ISBN: 0575064706

Bailgate Books LtdProfessional seller

Book number: 10115090194

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: BZDB4 , fiction Fiction; Historical Fiction. Robert Louis Stevenson Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers. Introduction and notes by J H Fowler Historical Fiction

Robert Louis Stevenson

Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902. Leather. 224p. LEATHER BINDING BY E.P. DUTTON OF NEW YORK. A small hardcover book bound in 3/4 red leather with marbled boards and endpapers and a gilt top edge. Very good condition overall. Spine lightly darkened and rubbed along the edges. Corners just starting to wear through. Light foxing on frontispiece and title page, plus traces of mild foxing here and there on main pages. Otherwise, text unmarked and binding tight. Measures approx. 6.5" x 4.2.

Kubik Fine Books Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: 176818

Catalogue: Literature & Fiction

Stevenson, Robert Louis

Virginibus Puerisque And Other Papers

Chatto & Windus, 1906, 27th edition. Cloth, G+. viii+278pp, a nice solid reading copy. Bookplate of F J Cleminson Hardback , no dustjacket.
¶ A collection of 12 essays on various topics by Stevenson, most of which had either appeared in the Cornhill Magazine, or Macmillan's Magazine. The title essay asks why men seem reluctant to marry.

Eastleach BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 12016

Keywords: literature, essays, bookplate

Stevenson, Robert Louis

Virginibus Puerisque And Other Papers

Chatto & Windus, 1900, 23rd edition. Cloth, VG. viii+278pp, a nice solid reading copy. Bookplate of W H & M K Jackson. Hardback , no dustjacket.
¶ A collection of 12 essays on various topics by Stevenson, most of which had either appeared in the Cornhill Magazine, or Macmillan's Magazine. The title essay asks why men seem reluctant to marry.

Eastleach BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 29181

Keywords: literature, essays, bookplate

Stevenson, Robert Louis

Virginibus Puerisque And Other Papers

Chatto & Windus, 1915, reprint. Red morocco, VG. viii+193pp, all edges gilt, gilt decoration to the spine, leather a little rubbed to the spine with a small chip at the base. Publisher's 'Fine Paper' edition of the St Martin's Library series. Hardback , no dustjacket.
¶ A collection of 12 essays on various topics by Stevenson, most of which had either appeared in the Cornhill Magazine, or Macmillan's Magazine. The title essay asks why men seem reluctant to marry.

Eastleach BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 57528

Keywords: literature, essays, bookplate

STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS

Virginibus Puerisque and other Papers

London, Chatto & Windus. 1893. Hardback, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book, 5.25 x 7.75"; 278pp; dark green cloth with gilt; top edge gilt, other edges uncut; good tight copy;. Good/No Jacket - as issued.

Books & BygonesProfessional seller

Book number: 5728

Catalogue: Religious

Keywords: Youth; Religion; Life;