Stevenson, R L — A Lodging For The Night

Chatto & Windus 1914 1st thus. Cloth spined decorated paper boards, VG. 53pp, spine dulled & grubby, boards likewise, endpapers yellowed, a nicely produced edition, title in red & black & printed by Ballantyne & Hanson Ltd. Ornithological bookplate of Gwylim E Jones on the pastedown. A tale based upon the life of François Villon ( anglicized to Francis Villon ) wherein the Medieval French poet confesses to a life of crime to an old nobleman, but says that he is no less chivalrous than the knight despite his life of crime. The story first appeared in 'Temple Bar' in 1877, before appearing in book form in 'New Arabian Nights' in 1882.