Robert Louis-Stevenson, Lloyd Osbourne — The Ebb-Tide: A Trio and Quartette

London, William Heinemann, 1894. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a nautical adventure by Robert Louis Stevenson considered among his greatest novels, an insightful exploration of colonialism. The first edition of The Ebb-Tide: A Trio and Quartette, a nuatical adventure written by the great storyteller Robert Louis Stevenson with his step-son Lloyd Osbourne. Published in 1894, the same year Stevenson died. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth. Contains publisher's original advertisements to the rear. Following the nautical adventure of three beggars who steal a ship and venture across the Pacific Ocean, The Ebb-Tide was originally divided amongst critics but today is considered among Stevenson's greatest works by fellow authors. Critics particularly praise Stevenson's analysis of colonialism in his narrative, dissecting the twisted morals of its European protagonists. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth. Externally, browning to boards, heavy to spine, with slight rubbing to joints and to edges. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. Slight offsetting to end papers with light spotting. Internally, firmly bound, with slight strain between leaves pp.64-65 but holding firm. Pages are bright and clean, with light spots to first couple and final leaves. Good . Ill.: None. Good .