Robert Louis STEVENSON / Kidnapped Being Memoirs of the Adventures Signed

Description: Kidnapped: Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751... Author: STEVENSON, Robert Louis Title: Kidnapped: Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751... Publication: New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1938 Description: Hardcover. Introduction by Christopher Morley. Illustrations by Hans Alexander Mueller. Small 4to. Terra cotta cloth over bevel-edged boards, decorative paper-over-boards slipcase. xiv, 237pp. Illustrations. Near fine/very good. Spine lacks gilt-lettered black calf label, as usual; quite mild slipcase edgewear. Tight and nice copy of this historical fiction set in Scotland, lengthily subtitled "How he was Kidnapped and Cast away; his Sufferings in a Desert Isle; His Journey in the Wild Highlands; his acquaintance with Alan Breck Stewart and other notorious Highland Jacobites; with all that he suffered at the hands of his Uncle, Ebenezer Balfour of Shaws, falsely so-called." Colophon at rear notes limitation of 1500 numbered copies (this #1132) boldly signed in full by illustrator Mueller. Laid in is the small announcement card and interesting 5½" X 8" handbill advertising "Exhibition of work in progress / WOOD ENGRAVINGS / for the Limited Editions Club's / KIDNAPPED" on display in New York, presumably in 1938. NEWMAN 107. Seller ID: 47905 Subject: Books Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts deals in out-of-print and antiquarian books, autographs and historic documents, ephemera, maps and pre-1900 newspapers. We operated as an open shop from 1991-2014 in historic Galena, Illinois, and have transitioned to by appointment, mail order and book fairs. Member: ABAA, MWABA, The Manuscript Society. We take great pride in the quality of our stock and clean and cover all hardbound books in dust jacket sleeves or mylar. Every effort has been made to describe each item and any defects accurately. Terms & Shipping All orders ship within two business days. We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. In order for the shipping discount on combined purchases to be applied, please wait for our invoice before making your payment. Books ship via USPS Media Mail with tracking. Expedited shipping via USPS Priority Mail can be requested. Please contact us for a quote before making your payment. Autographs, Maps and Ephemera always ship via USPS First Class or Priority. The default shipping charge is for Priority Flat Rate. For reduced shipping on very small items, please wait for our invoice before making your payment. Large or heavy items may require that additional charges be invoiced separately. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING We ship internationally using eBay's International Shipping Program. Autographs Guarantee We are professional, full-time autograph dealers with nearly 30 years' experience buying and selling, authenticating and providing appraisal services. All autographs are guaranteed authentic without time limit to the original purchaser. William Butts, co-owner, apprenticed under a well-known Chicago dealer in the 1980s. For years he authored two columns in Autograph Collector magazine and after more than 25 years remains book reviewer for Manuscripts (quarterly journal of The Manuscript Society), in which capacity he stresses autograph education and reference works as the cornerstone of any serious dealer or collector. He has lectured on autograph authentication and contributes reviews and articles to publications such as Fine Books and Collections.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

Price: 210 USD

Location: Galena, Illinois

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