R. L. Stevenson [Robert Louis Stevenson] — 32vol Set Robert Louis Stevenson the Tusitala Edition

London, William Heinemann, Ltd; In Association with Chatto & Windus; Cassell & Company, Ltd; Longmans; Green & Company, Ltd. 1927. Cloth. A large collection of prose, plays, verse and essays by influential Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson, featuring occasional illustrations. A large set, comprised of thirty-two volumes, out of thirty-five which were released in this edition. Each volume is bound in the publisher's original blue cloth, with blue tinted text block top edges. The titles absent from this set are: Volume XVI - Weir of Hermiston: Some Unfinished Stories; Volume II - Treasure Island; Volume VII - Catriona: A Sequel to 'Kidnapped&apos. Tusitala edition, titled for the nickname - meaning 'teller of tales' - which Stevenson was given whilst on the island of Samoa. Stevenson's writings - most prominent of which are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, which features in this set, and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - were highly popular with contemporary audiences, and have often featured on educational curriculums since. The titles featured: New Arabian Nights - 4th impression, 1927 The Dynamiter - 3rd impression, 1924 Prince Otto - 2nd impression, 1924 The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde; Fables - 5th impression, 1927 Kidnapped - 3rd impression, 1924 The Merry Men & Other Tales - 3rd impression, 1925 The Black Arrow - 5th impression, 1926 The Master of Ballantrae - 4th impression, 1926 The Wrong Box; The Body-Snatcher - 4th impression, 1924 The Wrecker - 4th impression, 1926 Island Nights' Entertainments; The Misadventures of John Nicholson - 2nd impression, 1924 The Ebb-Tide; The Story of a Lie - 3rd impression, 1926 St. Ives - 4th impression, 1926 An Inland Voyage; Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes - 7th impression, 1927 The Amateur Emigrant; The Old & New Pacific Capitals; The Silverado Squatters; The Silverado Diary - 2nd impression, 1924 Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin; Records of a Family of Engineers - new impression, 1924 In the South Seas - 3rd impression- 1926. This volume features a colour folding map frontispiece. Vailima Papers - 2nd impression, 1924 Poems Volume One  -5th impression, 1926 - illustrated with monochrome vignettes throughout. Poems Volume Two - 4th impression, 1926 Plays - 2nd impression, 1924 Virginibus Puerisque and Other Essays in Belles Lettres - 5th impression, 1926 Ethical Studies; Edinburgh - 2nd impression, 1924 Familiar Studies of Men and Books - 3rd impression, 1924 Essays Literary & Critical - 4th impression, 1924 Memories and Portraits; Memoirs of Himself; Selections from his Notebook - of the first printing of this edition, 1924 Further Memories - 3rd impression, 1927 The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson Volume One - 2nd impression, 1926 The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson Volume Two - 2nd impression, 1926 The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson Volume Three - first in this edition, 1924 The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson Volume Four - 2nd impression, 1926 The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson Volume Five - first of this editon, 1924 All volumes bound in publisher's original blue cloth, with gilt motifs to each spine. Externally, very smart. Mild to moderate bumping and rubbing to extremities. Mild to moderate fading to spines. Former owner's bookplate to 'new arabian nights' front paste down. Occasional moderate fading to endpapers. Occasional small bookseller stickers to rear paste downs. Mild warping to 'dynamiter' and 'letters vol. 1' boards. Small closed tear to 'dynamiter' head. The odd minor mark to boards. Mild red tide mark to 'Kidnapped' front endpapers. Very mild blue tide marks to 'letters vol2' front endpapers. Moderate marks to 'ebb-tide', 'fleeming', 'vailima', 'Letters Vol. 1' boards. Moderate bumping to 'fleeming' spine. Bookplate and ink stamp to 'memories and portraits' fornt endpapers - 'A. D. Garson&apos. Small loss to 'Further memories' tail and 'letters vol 2' head. Internally, firmly bound, with infrequent mild to moderate strain. Pages generally bright and clean, with the odd mild spot. The odd minor mark to text block edges. Moderate crease to 'Ballantrae' final page. Very mild cockling to 'Vailima' and 'Further Memories' pages. Prominent tide mark to 'Letters vol.1' text block edges. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .