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1930 Robert Louis Stevenson Virginibus Puerisque & Memories and Portraits – Balmoral Edition

1930 Robert Louis Stevenson Virginibus Puerisque & Memories and Portraits – Balmoral Edition Vintage 1930 edition of Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers and Memories and Portraits by Robert Louis Stevenson, author of Treasure Island, Kidnapped and Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Published by Standard Book Company as part of its Balmoral Edition, this hardcover volume contains a collection of Stevenson’s essays on life, youth, literature, travel and personal recollections. The book has a handsome green cloth-covered hardcover with an ornate dark spine decorated with gilt lettering, borders and thistle motifs. Its aged pages and classic binding give it particularly nice decorative appeal displayed on a shelf or incorporated into a vintage book collection. Date: 1930 (MCMXXX) Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Publisher: Standard Book Company, London & New York Edition: Balmoral Edition Pages: 243 Approximate Dimensions: 5” × 7.5” × 1.25” Vintage condition with age-related wear to the cover and spine and toning to the pages, as shown in photos. Tags: Robert Louis Stevenson, Virginibus Puerisque, Memories and Portraits, 1930 book, antique book, vintage book, vintage hardcover, classic literature, literary essays, English literature, Scottish author, Balmoral Edition, Standard Book Company, decorative book, green book, gilt spine, old books, vintage library

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