STEVENSON, Robert Louis

Kidnapped [FIRST EDITION]

London: Cassell and Co., 1886. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Original red publisher's cloth. Fold-out map. viii; 311 pp.; [16] pp. of ads.
Binding has been professionally repaired in the past. Minor scuffing and discoloration to cloth. Bookplate inside front cover. Previous owner's signature, dated 1919, on title page. Tight and clean. An excellent copy.
This is a first edition, second issue of Stevenson's classic adventure novel. "Pleasure" on p. 40. Ads dated 5.G-7.86. (Prideaux 18) 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. Very good. Item #2642

Price: $550.00