Robert Louis Stevenson. A Bibliography of His Complete Works by Slater, J. Herbert - 1914

London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1914. [John] Herbert Slater (1851-1921) was a noted bibliophile and the author of several books on book collecting. This bibliography is dedicated to "early editions of Stevenson's works most interesting collectors. This tile scarce. A Near Fine copy of the First Edition. Tan cloth binding with titling in gilt on the spine. Clean text; 44 pages of stiff paper; bottom edge is trimmed, others deckle. Small bookseller stamp (California) and label (Shanghai) on the paste-downs. Slight rub to the corners; two faint smudges within observed.. Present is the very scarce dustwrapper.Light gray with titling, rules, and decorations in blue. Very Good condition; four small chips and a darkened spine. In an archival plastic protector. [There is an interesting review from "The Spectator" in April of 1914: "This bibliography is arranged in alpha- betical order, and gives the current auction price of each item. The moat valuable first editions are those of An Inland Voyage, Travels with a Donkey, and The New Arabian Nights, at about £10 each. But these prices are far surpassed by the reprint (for copyright purposes) of the first ten chapters of Kidnapped, which has been sold for 2.30: inch are the tastes of collectors We do hot understand why Mr. Slater questions the authen- ticity of "Some College Memories," the article contributed by Stevenson to The New Amphion, in view of the fact that Stevenson himself reprinted it in Memories and Portraits (1887). Perhaps bibliographers do not always read the books which they catalogue."] . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.