Robert Louis Stevenson; Lloyd Osbourne — The Wrecker
London, Cassell & Company, 1892 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this adventure novel, being Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne's second co-written novel. The first edition. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding. Illustrated with twelve monochrome plates by William Hole and W.L. Metcalf. Collated, complete. The second of three novels co-written by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne. An adventure novel, of which the narrative revolves around the abandoned wreck of the Flying Scud at Midway Atoll. With twelve pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, light fading to spine, with bumping to the head and tail. Odd small mark to rear board. Light spotting to endpapers, with offsetting to free endpapers. Hinges starting. Internally, firmly bound. page sare bright and clean, with light spotting to the front and rear. Very Good . Ill.: William Hole; W.L. Metcalf. Very Good .