Robert Louis Stevenson — Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers

London, Chatto & Windus, 1899. Leather. A finely bound twenty-second edition of this collection of essays from Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson, bound by Bickers & Son. Twenty-second edition. The first collection of Stevenson's essays, containing personal writings promoting a spirit of playfulness in defiance of the hardships of human life and the restrictions imposed by society at the time. Titles include: Crabbed Age and Youth, Ordered South, and The English Admirals. Written by Robert Louis Stevenson, a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. Bound by Bickers & Son, Leicester. Bound in full tree calf with gilt. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and minor fading to the spine. Light loss to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. School prize bookplate to the front pastedown. Bound by Bickers & Son, Leicester. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .