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. 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.