E. Blantyre Simpson — Robert Louis Stevenson&Apos;S Edinburgh Days

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1913. Cloth. The charming third edition of an illustrated literary biography on the early years of Robert Louis Stevenson in Edinburgh. The third edition of Robert Louis Stevenson's Edinburgh Days, a tour of the prolific author's youth spent in Edinburgh, written by Scottish biographer Eve Blantyre Simpson. Published in 1913, first published in 1898. In the publisher's original red cloth, with a tipped-in frontispiece of Stevenson, and all tewnty other illustrated plates. Collated complete. Among the greatest storytellers in fiction, Robert Louis Stevenson's creations of Treasure Island and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are arguably more famous than the author himself. This particular biography of his early life in Edinburgh enlgihtens our knowledge on the author from a fellow talented writer.   In the publisher's original red cloth. Externally, smart with minimal marks to boards. Slight fading to the spine, and slight bumping to the head and tail, and to the extremities. Spotted pastedowns and end paper hinges. An ink gift inscription to front free end paper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with a couple of faint spots to leaf extremities. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .