Robert Louis Stevenson Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Robert Louis Stevenson Art Value Price Guide

Sep. 19, 2024
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Est: £250 - £350
Stevenson, Robert Louis Works Edinburgh: T. and A. Constable for Longmans, Green and Co., 1895. “Edinburgh edition”, number 755 of 1035 copies, 29 volumes, original red cloth with cream paper labels to spines;Idem. Edinburgh. Picturesque Notes. London: Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday, 1879. 4to, etchings by S. Bough and W.E. Lowther, original blue cloth gilt; Idem. Papers Literary, Scientific, &c. by the late Fleeming Jenkin. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1887. 2 volumes, 8vo; Strong, Isobel and Lloyd Osbourne. Memories of Vailima 1903 (33) The Library of a Scottish Gentleman
Lyon & Turnbull
Jul. 20, 2024
2 Volume Set of Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)
Est: $80 - $120
2 Volume Set of Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) Volumes I & II of 'The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson', published by Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1899, hardcover. Bookplate of Robert Keith Snow. Octavo (12.5x21.25cm)
Davidson Auctions
Jun. 19, 2024
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Est: £300 - £500
Stevenson, Robert Louis Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1886. First UK edition, 8vo, [8] 141 pp., original wrappers printed in blue and red (dated corrected by hand from 1885 to 1886, indicating first issue), advertisement leaf to rear, rebacked, wrappers spotted and with a few shallow nicks and chips to edges, housed in a custom quarter calf solander box
Lyon & Turnbull
Jun. 19, 2024
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Est: £300 - £500
Stevenson, Robert Louis Glass plate negative taken in Samoa Showing Robert Louis Stevenson and Tuimaleali'ifano Fa'aoloi'i Si'ua'ana I, paramount chief of Samoa, 21.5 x 16cm, with some writing to the negative and three labels around the margins one reading “Stevenson copy Samoa 17/6/95: 229” This image can be found in Vailima Letters by Robert Louis Stevenson, published in 1895, opposite p.320.The text on the negative: Stevenson copy Samoa 17/6/95: 229, suggests that this copy of the image was created seven months after Robert Louis Stevenson's death. It has been suggested that this negative belonged to the New Zealand-born photographer in Apia, Alfred John Tattersall, whom the photographer John Davis took on as an assistant in 1886. The number 229 seems to have been Tattersall's stock number. In April 1895 a large fire destroyed Davis' photographic Gallery and all of Davis' negatives were destroyed. However, for this copy to have been created, the negative must have been stored elsewhere and is therefore one of the few pieces from the Davis collection to have survived.Extensive research suggests that this is the only negative in existence of this image of Robert Louis Stevenson with Chief Tuimaleali'ifano Fa'aoloi'i Si'ua'ana. Notably, it is the last known photograph taken of Robert Louis Stevenson prior to his death. It would therefore make sense that any copies he had stored elsewhere would then become the only negative in existence after the fire destroyed the original negative(s).
Lyon & Turnbull
Mar. 26, 2024
STEVENSON (Robert Louis).
Est: €600 - €800
Vailima Letters, being Correspondance addressed to Sidney Colvin. November 1890-October 1894. Londres, Methuen & Co., 1895. In-12, bradel percaline ocre, fer doré sur le premier plat, tête dorée, non rogné, chemise et étui gainés de maroquin havane, fleuron mosaïqué et doré au dos de la chemise (Reliure de l'éditeur). Première édition anglaise de cette correspondance, publiée peu après la mort de l'auteur et ornée d'un portrait-frontispice gravé à l'eau-forte par W. Strang et de deux reproductions photographiques hors texte. Catalogue de l'éditeur daté de septembre 1895 in fine. Bel exemplaire conservé dans un luxueux étui. On joint une lettre autographe signée de Stevenson adressée de Vailima, dans les îles Samoa, le 20 mai 1892 (1 p. in-8). Petit cachet HL au coin. On joint, du même : Weir of Hermiston. Londres, Chatto & Windus, 1896. In-12, bradel percaline bleu nuit, tête dorée, non rogné (Reliure de l'éditeur). Édition originale. Catalogue de l'éditeur daté de mars 1896 in fine. Ex-libris manuscrit sur une garde.
Alde
Mar. 26, 2024
STEVENSON (Robert Louis).
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
L’Île au trésor. Paris, Hetzel, 1885. plats rigides en peau mordorée gaufrée à motif de « plaque antidérapante », coins de veau irisé mordoré gaufré « petits carrés » aux angles sertis d'une barrette d'inox, aux mors deux pièces d'attaches semi-circulaires en veau irisé or blanc gaufré « vermiculé », scellées de trois clous ovoïdes dorés, dos muet en veau irisé mordoré gaufré « vermiculé », coutures apparentes sur deux lanières de veau irisé argent gaufré « petits carrés », doublures et gardes de daim cobalt et bleu ciel, non rogné, couverture et dos, boîte en demi-toile dorée avec pièce de titre en box argenté (J. de Gonet, 2018). Édition originale française, traduite par Paschal Grousset (auteur d'ouvrages pour la jeunesse sous le pseudonyme d'André Laurie). Treasure Island a d'abord paru sous forme de feuilleton, d'octobre 1881 à janvier 1882, dans le magazine écossais Young Folks, avant d'être publié en volume à Londres en 1883. C'est alors qu'Edmond Schérer, critique au journal Le Temps, le signala à Pierre-Jules Hetzel, qui en acquit sur son conseil l'exclusivité des droits de traduction. Le roman parut d'abord en feuilleton dans Le Temps, puis en volume, en 1885, dans la Bibliothèque d'éducation et de récréation. Catalogue de l'éditeur de 36 pp. (CI) relié en fin de volume. Précieuse reliure originale de Jean de Gonet conçue pour évoquer un coffre au trésor. Cette reliure figurera dans le quatrième tome du Catalogue raisonné des reliures de Jean de Gonet, établi par Fabienne Le Bars (à paraître). Déchirure sans manque en marge du titre, cassure réparée p. 285, couverture doublée de japon mince (petit manque au dos), rares rousseurs éparses.
Alde
Mar. 23, 2024
Roycroft Suede Leather Book "Will o' the Mill" Robert Louis Stevenson 1901
Est: $200 - $300
Roycroft Suede Leather Book "Will o' the Mill" Robert Louis Stevenson 1901. Hand illumined by Lily Ess. Excellent condition. 8.5"h x 6.25"w. Spend $7500 or more at our two day auction and all of your SHIPPING IS FREE within the lower 48 states. SHIPPING We box and ship ourselves, to keep shipping costs low. We do not use a packaging service, unless the customer prefers us to use them. We can ship either USPS or Fed Ex Ground. We deliver most larger pieces ourselves on the west coast and we make a loop around the US within approximately 60 days after the auction. No matter where you live in the lower 48 states, we look forward to personally meeting you and delivering larger pieces directly to your house. Most larger pieces can be hand delivered for $500-$600 almost anywhere in the lower 48 states. For estimated shipping times of larger pieces, please call or email us before you bid.
California Historical Design, Inc
Mar. 14, 2024
STEVENSON ROBERT LOUIS: (1850-1894) 'I am damned miserable now sometimes, and have a struggle to keep from liquor and opium'
Est: €10,000 - €12,000
STEVENSON ROBERT LOUIS: (1850-1894) 'I am damned miserable now sometimes, and have a struggle to keep from liquor and opium' STEVENSON ROBERT LOUIS: (1850-1894) Scottish novelist of Treasure Island (1883), Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886) and Kidnapped (1886). An extraordinary A.L.S., Robert Louis Stevenson, four pages, 8vo, n.p. (Edinburgh), n.d. (Autumn 1873), to his cousin Robert Alan Mowbray Stevenson ('My dear Bob'), on Stevenson's monogrammed stationery. The twenty-three year old Stevenson writes with a certain amount of humour in his letter, although signs of a personal crisis (both financial and mental) pervade through the content, in part, 'I have written to no one for about a month. I can't come to Paris just now, owing to my being so bloody uncoiny......I had to sponge on fellows for tobacco. Wasn't that death for a rising literary gent? I have not been able to write either; just such hell, in spirits, health &c. This drunken city exerts its strange prerogative; and I do something sacrifice to the God of the coloured bottles. However I am going to be good (I have not been very bad, you know, only I don't like the game at all); and in the meantime I've got enough coin scraped together to go to London for three days (where I shall see Katharine [Bob's sister]) and then land myself in the character of a mendicant at Cambridge where I shall be fed and clothed for a week at Trin[ity] Coll[ege]....As for Paris, I suppose it will be Spring before I can manage that; but then I shall come for some time and make a good holiday of it. I shall take this letter out with me and part with it when I have found out the date for Academy pictures......I say, old man, Edinburgh is a very sanguinary shop, and bloodier than ever, you should be glad you are out of it'. Beneath his signature Stevenson playfully observes 'Writing as large as this is such damned fun - I can't stop though I have nothing to say' and further adds a postscript, signed with his initials RLS, which fills the entire fourth page, in part, 'I am trying stories and all sorts of things, with no success. I am an incompetent bugger, I shall write soon, when I am in a holier, happier, better state of mind and body.......I am damned miserable now sometimes, and have a struggle to keep from liquor and opium and things of that sort. I wish to God you were here. I am going south tomorrow so the worst is over; the change will put me up again......' A rare letter of exceptional content. Some very light age wear and a few minor stains to the edges, otherwise VG Robert Alan Mowbray Stevenson (1847-1900) Scottish art critic, a cousin of Robert Louis Stevenson. After studying at the Edinburgh School of Art Stevenson moved to Paris in 1873 where he continued his studies under Carolus Duran. Katharine de Mattos (1851-1939) Scottish author and journalist, sister of Robert Alan Mowbray Stevenson and a cousin of Robert Louis Stevenson. Robert Louis Stevenson and his cousin Bob enjoyed a close friendship, leading Bohemian lifestyles in Edinburgh and becoming members of the LJR (Liberty, Justice, Reverenvce) Club whose constitution began with the statement 'Disregard everything our parents have taught us'. Stevenson would visit his cousin in Paris in April 1874.
International Autograph Auctions Europe, S.L.
Jan. 02, 2024
THE TRAVELS AND ESSAYS OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON, 26 VOLUMES – 1903-1905
Est: $700 - $1,000
New York. 1903-1905. Published by Charles Scribner’s Sons. Complete in 27 volumes, all in Very Good condition. All bound in red cloth hard cover. Gold embossing on spine for the titles is very clear, and gold embossing of set title on front cover is also very clear. The tops of all the pages are golden. All volumes have many illustrations.
The Rug Life Auctions
Oct. 12, 2023
STEVENSON (Robert Louis)
Est: £100 - £150
STEVENSON (Robert Louis) The Works, in 26 volumes, Vailima Edition, London 1921-23, 8vo, limited edition no.50/1060, all in original uniform blue cloth, spines typically faded, top edges gilt, part unopened
Cheffins
Jul. 13, 2023
STEVENSON ROBERT LOUIS: (1850-1894)
Est: €600 - €900
STEVENSON ROBERT LOUIS: (1850-1894) Scottish novelist of Treasure Island (1883), Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886) and Kidnapped (1886). A.L.S., Robert Louis Stevenson, one page, oblong 4to, Vailima, Samoa, 2nd August 1893, to Messrs. Mitchell & Baxter in Edinburgh. Stevenson's letter regards a financial transaction and states, in full, 'I hereby advise you that I have this day drawn upon you in person of Mr. R. P. Aspinall of Africa for the sum of eighty pounds sterling'. With an official oval stamp to the lower right corner, a few small pinholes to the upper left corner, some light overall creasing, and a few light stains and a small tear to the right edge, not affecting the text or signature. G
International Autograph Auctions Europe, S.L.
May. 19, 2023
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), A P
Est: £200 - £300
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), A Prayer, with autographed portrait, 35 x 21cm, framed
Kinghams Auctioneers
Mar. 15, 2023
STEVENSON ROBERT LOUIS: (1850-1894)
Est: €800 - €1,200
STEVENSON ROBERT LOUIS: (1850-1894) Scottish novelist of Treasure Island (1883), Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886) and Kidnapped (1886). A.L.S., Robert Louis Stevenson, one page, oblong 4to, Vailima, Samoa, 2nd August 1893, to Messrs. Mitchell & Baxter in Edinburgh. Stevenson's letter regards a financial transaction and states, in full, 'I hereby advise you that I have this day drawn upon you in person of Mr. R. P. Aspinall of Africa for the sum of eighty pounds sterling'. With an official oval stamp to the lower right corner, a few small pinholes to the upper left corner, some light overall creasing, and a few light stains and a small tear to the right edge, not affecting the text or signature. G
International Autograph Auctions Europe, S.L.
Dec. 10, 2022
Novels and Tales of Robert Louis Stevenson, 1903
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson 27 volumes (complete) Pub. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York 1903 Three-quarters bound in brown Morocco leather over red cloth boards, with gilt top edge. Gilt spines with raised bands. Octavo (8 3/8" x 5 1/2").
Circle Auction
Jun. 25, 2022
1894 Very Scarce Reminiscences of Robert Louis Stevenson W.E. Clarke Original Wraps
Est: $75 - $100
Reminiscences of Robert Louis Stevenson (By the Rev. W.E. Clarke). 8vo. Bound with the original printed front wrapper preserved. (18pp.). Bound with: Stevenson as I knew Him, by the Rev. A.E. Claxton. (4pp.). N.P.n.d. (ca.1894). Very scarce. Both missionaries record their association with RLS during their Samoan appointment.
Britannic Auctions
Feb. 26, 2022
STEVENSON, Robert Louis (1850–1894). An Inland Voyage. Lond...
Est: $200 - $300
STEVENSON, Robert Louis (1850–1894). An Inland Voyage. London: C. Kegan Paul & Co., 1878. 8vo. Wood–engraved pictorial half–title by Walter Crane. Early 20th century full blue levant ruled in gilt, 6 compartments with 5 raised bands gilt, 2 compartments gilt–lettered with single frame in gilt fillet, remainder double framed in gilt fillets, all edges gilt, gilt turn–ins, gilt stamp–signed by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. FIRST EDITION, of Stevenson’s first full–length book. One of only 750 copies printed. McKay 12; Prideaux 1.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Dec. 02, 2021
STEVENSON ROBERT LOUIS: (1850-1894)
Est: €1,200 - €1,800
STEVENSON ROBERT LOUIS: (1850-1894) Scottish novelist of Treasure Island (1883), Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886) and Kidnapped (1886). A.L.S., Robert Louis Stevenson, two pages, small 8vo, Wensleydale, Bournemouth, n.d. (c. October 1884), to Walter Scott, evidently a bookseller. Stevenson requests several works from his correspondent, '1. Wellington's Despatches: if possible the 15/- copy. 2. Sidney Castle. 5 vols. 3. The Delicate Distress….the Gordian Knot. 4 vols., and Colquhoun on the Police', which he states totals 25/- and for which he encloses an order (no longer present) and further remarking 'The carriage and the other half crown should the first copy of the Despatches be gone, you will kindly let me hear about'. A letter of interesting content for its list of reading matter that Stevenson sought during his time in Bournemouth (July 1884 - August 1887), a period which marked the publication of some of his most famous works. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
International Autograph Auctions Europe, S.L.
Dec. 02, 2021
STEVENSON ROBERT LOUIS: (1850-1894)
Est: €300 - €400
STEVENSON ROBERT LOUIS: (1850-1894) Scottish novelist of Treasure Island (1883), Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886) and Kidnapped (1886). D.S., with his initials R.L.S., in pencil, one page, 8vo, n.p. (Apia, Samoa), n.d. (May 1891?). The partially printed manuscript document, completed in ink, is an invoice prepared for Stevenson by P. H. Krause, a butcher, for a leg of mutton, veal etc., totalling $7.62. Stevenson has approved the invoice, giving his instruction 'Please pay' and signing his initials beneath. The instruction and signature are lightly struck through in pencil, as indication that the transaction was completed, and the invoice is also marked as 'Paid' and signed by Krause. Some light overall age wear and minor staining, a few small holes, mainly to the upper part of the document, only very slightly affecting a few words and the date, and with one neat split to the right edge, G
International Autograph Auctions Europe, S.L.
Oct. 30, 2021
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON autograph manuscript
Est: $400 - $600
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON (Scottish, 1850-1894), autograph manuscript fragment unsigned from ''In the South Seas'' (published 1896), Chapter VI, ''Graveyard Stories''; together with cabinet card portrait of Robert Louis Stevenson, c. 1890s, by JAMES NOTMAN STUDIO (American, Boston, 19th century). Matted and framed under glass. Fragment 3-7/8''h, 8-1/4''w, (tape and glue residue, minor stains and losses); Cabinet card, 6''h, 4-1/4'' (bottom trimmed, minor losses to photo edges, tape and mount residue to verso). Provenance: A Long Island estate.
South Bay Auctions Inc
Oct. 15, 2021
OVERBROOK PRESS. STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS. 1850-1894. An Inland Voyage. Stamford, CT: The Overbrook Press, 1938.
Est: $400 - $600
OVERBROOK PRESS. STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS. 1850-1894. An Inland Voyage. Stamford, CT: The Overbrook Press, 1938. 4to (278 x 202mm). Double-page illustration to title and 24 gouaches after Jean Hugo, reproduced in pochoir by Jean Saudé. Publisher's mustard calf over turquoise boards, gilt-lettered calf label to upper cover, slipcase. Spine slightly rubbed, library stamps on copyright page, some offsetting. Provenance: Library of Congress Rare Book Collection (bookplate and stamps). LIMITED EDITION, one of 150 unnumbered copies. For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Jun. 18, 2021
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850- 1894)
Est: $100 - $200
Hand-written note signed R.L.Stevenson "Please give bearer (G Murray) the boots" taped into a copy of 1922 "Stevenson's Baby Book- being the Record of the Sayings and Doings of Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson son of Thomas Stevenson, C.E. and Margaret Isabella Balfour or Stevenson", 1st edition, #2 of 500, printed for John Howell by John Henry Nash, tipped-in frontis illustration, chips on spine, 8vo octavo, 6" x 9 1/4",
Merrill's Auctioneers & Appraisers
Dec. 06, 2020
Mary Chase Perry Stratton (1867-1961) for Pewabic Pottery scenic tile 12"sq
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Mary Chase Perry Stratton (1867-1961) for Pewabic Pottery scenic tile Detroit, Michigan glazed ceramic signed Perry "Bring the comb and play upon it"; an early example citing the lyrics of "The Marching Song" from the book by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), 'A Child's Garden of Verses and Underwoods' (published in 1913) 12"sq
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Nov. 20, 2020
Bear Press - Stevenson, Robert Louis
Est: €240 - €360
Bear Press - Stevenson, Robert Louis Markheim. Mit 15 (3 blattgroßen) Original-Radierungen von Hubert Sommerauer. Bayreuth, The Bear Press, 1993. 4 weiße Bl., 53 Bl., 4 weiße Bl. 19,3 x 12,5 cm. Original-Kalbslederband mit Blindprägung und goldgeprägtem Rücken- und Deckeltitel (Werner Kießig, Berlin) im Original-Pappschuber. 16. Druck der Bear Press Wolfram Benda. - Erste deutsche Ausgabe. - Eins von 125 (GA 150) nummerierten Exemplaren der Normalausgabe, im Druckvermerk von Sommerauer signiert. - Tadelloses Exemplar. VAT: *
Nosbüsch & Stucke GmbH
Jul. 23, 2020
STEVENSON ROBERT LOUIS: (1850-1894)
Est: €5,000 - €6,000
STEVENSON ROBERT LOUIS: (1850-1894) Scottish Novelist of Treasure Island, Kidnapped and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Rare signed 4.5 x 6.5 cabinet photograph `Robert Louis Stevenson´, [c.1886], the studio image by William John Hawker photographers, of Bournemouth, depicting Stevenson in a full length pose. Signed in bold black ink to the lower white border. Bearing to the verso the attractive printed logo of W.J. Hawker. In very fine condition. VG
International Autograph Auctions Europe, S.L.
Jul. 23, 2020
STEVENSON ROBERT LOUIS: (1850-1894)
Est: €800 - €1,200
STEVENSON ROBERT LOUIS: (1850-1894) Scottish Novelist of Treasure Island, Kidnapped and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. A.L.S., Robert Louis Stevenson, two pages, small 8vo, n.p. (Paris), 19th January 1877, to Walter L. Palmer. Stevenson writes an intriguing letter seeking a private meeting with Palmer and states, in full, 'I shall be obliged to you for an early interview. I have called on you already this morning; I shall call again after four this afternoon; and should I be again unfortunate, I should be glad to hear from you when you will be in the house, or where else I can conveniently speak with you alone. I am, Sir, your obedient servant'. Some light staining and wear to the folds (professionally and neatly repaired) only very slightly affecting a few words of text, but not the signature. G Stevenson's correspondent is most likely to have been Walter Launt Palmer (1854-1932) American Impressionist Painter. Palmer was in Paris in 1876-77 where he was studying with Carolus-Duran and encountered the artist colony of Grez-sur-Loing with Stevenson. The Scottish novelist was in Paris in early 1877 with his future wife, Fanny Osbourne, and spent much of the following year in the company of his lover and her two children.
International Autograph Auctions Europe, S.L.
Mar. 31, 2020
Stevenson (Robert Louis)
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Stevenson (Robert Louis) Autograph letter signed ('Robert Louis Stevenson') to Editor James Payn, reading "I am main sorry to hear you have been ill, but I shall try and call on you when in town as I hope to be shortly. I shall attend to the Independant [sic] which (from this plaintive appeal) I should judge to be ill named. But perhaps the title is meant financially; I wish [I was?] independant; I should -- But bollo, my fancy, bollo! | Trusting to hear better news of you and to see you soon", one page, fold marks with small closed tears, mainly good condition, remnants of tipping onto album page on verso, 4to , n.p., n.d.
Chiswick Auctions
Dec. 08, 2019
Mary Chase Perry Stratton (1867-1961) for Pewabic Pottery early All by Myself I Have to Go tile tile: 11 3/4"sq; frame: 15 3/4"w x 1...
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Mary Chase Perry Stratton (1867-1961) for Pewabic Pottery early All by Myself I Have to Go tile Detroit, Michigan glazed ceramic, original redwood frame signed Perry phrase from the poem "Land of Nod" by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) tile: 11 3/4"sq; frame: 15 3/4"w x 15 5/8"h Literature: To view an illustration of the signature, see: Pear, Lillian Myers, The Pewabic Pottery: A History of Its Products and Its People, Wallace-Homestead Book Co., 1976, p. 34
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Aug. 14, 2019
Stevenson (Robert Louis)
Est: £200 - £300
Stevenson (Robert Louis) Kidnapped Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751, FIRST EDITION, second issue, with ‘Pleasure’ not ‘Business’ on p. 40, folding coloured map, occasional light foxing, publisher's green cloth, slight shelf lean, 8vo, Cassell & Company, 1886; The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses, FIRST EDITION, foxing, original red cloth, spine faded, head and tail frayed, 8vo, Cassell & Company, 1888; with Colvin (Sidney) The letters of Robert Louis Stevenson, 2 vol., title in black and red, photographic author portrait, light age yellowing, edges trimmed, original red cloth, joints weak, a little rubbed and discoloured, Charles Scribner’s, New York, 1899 (4)
Chiswick Auctions
Jun. 13, 2019
STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS. 1850-1894. 3 titles: 1. St. Ives. London: William Heinemann, 1898.
Est: $700 - $900
STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS. 1850-1894. 3 titles: 1. St. Ives. London: William Heinemann, 1898. Modern black morocco gilt by Asprey, gilt-ruled dentelles, marbled endpapers, edges gilt. Minor wear, some finger marks. Publisher's ads at the back.2. A Child's Garden of Verses. London/New York: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1896. Modern green morocco gilt, pictorial gilt stamp on top cover, gilt-decorated dentelles, watered silk endleaves, top edge gilt. Minor spotting. FIRST ILLUSTRATED TRADE EDITION with publisher's advertisements at the back.3. Treasure Island and Kidnapped. London: & Glasgow: Collins Clear Type Press, n.d. Large 8vo. Color illustrations. Blue morocco gilt by Asprey, gilt-ruled covers and dentelles, marbled endpapers, edges gilt. Minor shelfwear, spotting.
Bonhams
Jun. 13, 2019
STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS. 1850-1894. Prayers Written at Vailima. London: Chatto & Windus, 1910.
Est: $600 - $800
STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS. 1850-1894. Prayers Written at Vailima. London: Chatto & Windus, 1910. 4to. Text in red and black, illumination in gilt and polychrome after the work by Alberto Sangorski. Hand-painted vellucent binding by Cedric Chivers, Bath. A few small stains to covers, minor foxing. Second impression, reproducing the illumination by Sangorski, bound by Chivers in hand-painted vellucent binding with illuminated titles to upper cover. McKay 685.
Bonhams
Jan. 03, 2019
[STEVENSON ROBERT LOUIS]: (1850-1894) Scottish Novelist of Treasure Island, Kidnapped and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. OSBOURNE ISOBEL (1858-1953) American Writer, the stepdaughter of Robert Louis Stevenson who acted as his literary assistant and wrote of her experiences and association with Stevenson in Memories of Vailima (1902). A.L.S., Isobel Strong, on one side of a plain postcard, Santa Barbara, California, 15th February (1912), to Irene Lalonde. Osbourne writes, in full, 'It is very pleasant to think that ''The world is as full of a number of things, I'm sure we should all be as happy as Kings''. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
Est: £80 - £100
[STEVENSON ROBERT LOUIS]: (1850-1894) Scottish Novelist of Treasure Island, Kidnapped and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. OSBOURNE ISOBEL (1858-1953) American Writer, the stepdaughter of Robert Louis Stevenson who acted as his literary assistant and wrote of her experiences and association with Stevenson in Memories of Vailima (1902). A.L.S., Isobel Strong, on one side of a plain postcard, Santa Barbara, California, 15th February (1912), to Irene Lalonde. Osbourne writes, in full, 'It is very pleasant to think that ''The world is as full of a number of things, I'm sure we should all be as happy as Kings''. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
International Autograph Auctions
Dec. 17, 2018
[STEVENSON ROBERT LOUIS]: (1850-1894) Scottish Novelist of Treasure Island, Kidnapped and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. OSBOURNE ISOBEL (1858-1953) American Writer, the stepdaughter of Robert Louis Stevenson who acted as his literary assistant and wrote of her experiences and association with Stevenson in Memories of Vailima (1902). A.L.S., Isobel Strong, on one side of a plain postcard, Santa Barbara, California, 15th February (1912), to Irene Lalonde. Osbourne writes, in full, 'It is very pleasant to think that ''The world is as full of a number of things, I'm sure we should all be as happy as Kings''. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
Est: £80 - £100
[STEVENSON ROBERT LOUIS]: (1850-1894) Scottish Novelist of Treasure Island, Kidnapped and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. OSBOURNE ISOBEL (1858-1953) American Writer, the stepdaughter of Robert Louis Stevenson who acted as his literary assistant and wrote of her experiences and association with Stevenson in Memories of Vailima (1902). A.L.S., Isobel Strong, on one side of a plain postcard, Santa Barbara, California, 15th February (1912), to Irene Lalonde. Osbourne writes, in full, 'It is very pleasant to think that ''The world is as full of a number of things, I'm sure we should all be as happy as Kings''. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
International Autograph Auctions
Jun. 19, 2018
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Est: £150 - £250
Stevenson, Robert Louis The Works. London, [1924-26]. Skerryvore edition, 30 volumes, original maroon cloth gilt, spines a little faded (30)
Lyon & Turnbull
Mar. 22, 2018
AMENDED DESCRIPTION Two signed documents, a small handwritten notebook by the Scottish novelist Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), six pages, leather bound (6 x 5 cm), Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850) handwritten note and a signature of William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) (3). Notebook was reputedly attributed to Robert Louis Stevenson by Sotheby's Provenance: Through vendor's grandfather Henry Walker Thompson who was a literary and fine art agent working for Stevens and Brown in Trafalgar Square in the early 1900s.
Est: £150 - £250
AMENDED DESCRIPTION Two signed documents, a small handwritten notebook by the Scottish novelist Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), six pages, leather bound (6 x 5 cm), Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850) handwritten note and a signature of William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) (3). Notebook was reputedly attributed to Robert Louis Stevenson by Sotheby's Provenance: Through vendor's grandfather Henry Walker Thompson who was a literary and fine art agent working for Stevens and Brown in Trafalgar Square in the early 1900s.
Ewbank's
Feb. 14, 2018
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Est: £200 - £300
Stevenson, Robert Louis The Works. Edinburgh: Constable, 1896. 32 volumes, 8vo, limited to 1035 copies, Edinburgh edition, frontispieces, original red cloth, t.e.g., others uncut
Lyon & Turnbull
Nov. 15, 2017
• STEVENSON (ROBERT LOUIS)
Est: £600 - £800
• STEVENSON (ROBERT LOUIS) Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, FIRST ISSUE with the publication date on upper wrapper changed by hand from 1885 to 1886, Longmans, Green, & Co., 1886
Bonhams
Oct. 11, 2017
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Est: £150 - £250
Stevenson, Robert Louis A Child''s Garden of Verses. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1885. First edition, 16mo, original blue cloth, spine gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, chemise, blue morocco and cloth slipcase, a few minor spots and stains, spine slightly faded and rubbed at head and tail, corners a trifle worn, Joan Whitney bookplate
Lyon & Turnbull
Feb. 11, 2017
Stevenson, Robert Louis. Kidnapped 1886 1st Ed.
Est: $300 - $500
STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS. Kidnapped. Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751. Folding color frontispiece map. 8vo, publisher's gilt-lettered blue cloth, spine darker, light finger soiling, slight lean; [London:] Cassell & Company, 1886 first edition, first issue, with ''business'' on p. 40; ''nine o'clock'' on p. 64; ''Long Islands'' on pg. 101; and advertisements dated "5 G. 4.86" and "5 B. 4.86." With the fragile folding map bright and untorn. Prideaux 18; Beinecke 378. Auction Gallery Notes: Condition: If the auctioneer does not provide a statement of condition in the items description it does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email to the auction gallery. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy and is only an opinion and should not be treated as a guarantee. Please review all details within photos when making your own condition conclusion. Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Payment: Details on making payment are provided in an invoice from the seller that will be sent within 24 hours following the completion of the auction. The buyer is responsible for paying the seller directly after winning the item. The seller accepts Visa, Master Card, Discover, American Express and wire transfer. Any invoice totaling over $7500 will require a wire transfer. Payment is due within 4 days following receipt of the invoice. Shipping: The buyer is responsible for paying all shipping costs. At the time you make payment for your item, the auction gallery staff will discuss shipping details with you. The seller ships via USPS Priority Mail (Media Mail for books) and Priority Mail Express international only. They require insurance on all packages. The seller does charge a nominal handling fee for packaging materials and time. The seller will do its best to package all shipments in-house but reserves the right to forward your item to an outside shipper if the item is to large or fragile. The sellers preferred outside shipper is: The UPS Store. 1314 S. Grand Boulevard, Suite #2. Spokane, WA 99202. 509-747-2922 phone. 509-747-4224 fax.
Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC
Nov. 27, 2016
"Treasure Island" By Robert Louis Stevenson
Est: $15 - $40
"Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson Illustrated by Edward A. Wilson
Olde Mill Town Auction & Consignment Gallery, Inc.
Nov. 27, 2016
"Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" By Robert Louis Stevenson
Est: $20 - $45
"Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" By Robert Louis Stevenson Introduction by John Mason Brown Illustrations by Edward A. Wilson
Olde Mill Town Auction & Consignment Gallery, Inc.
Oct. 15, 2016
Stevenson, Robert Louis: Die tollen Männer und andere Erzählungen
Est: €600 - €800
Brechts Geschenk an einen Boxer Brecht, Bertolt. - Stevenson, Robert Louis. Die tollen Männer und andere Erzählungen. 339 S. 19,5 x 12 cm. OLeinen (gering berieben) mit RVergoldung und Deckelvignette. München, Buchenau und Reichert, (um 1925). Einzelband der Werkausgabe. Mit eigenhändiger Mitteilung von Bertolt Brecht mit stumpfem Bleistift auf dem hinteren Vorsatz: "bitte rufen sie zwischen 6 + 7 uhr 2138 uhland an gruss brecht (hab noch kein Vertrag[?])". Die nicht adressierte Mitteilung stammt sehr wahrscheinlich aus dem Jahr 1925/26 und richtet sich an den mit Brecht befreundeten Boxer und Schauspieler Paul Samson-Körner (1887-1942), der 1908 aus Zwickau in die USA auswanderte und auf dem amerikanischen Kontinent als Profiboxer sein Geld verdiente, bevor er 1922 nach Deutschland zurückkehrte. Der Boxfan Brecht zog 1924 nach Berlin und veröffentlichte am 19. Mai 1925 in der linksliberalen Tageszeitung "Berliner Börsen-Courier" eine wohlwollende Rezension der Stevenson-Gesamtausgabe. Ein Jahr später erwähnt Samson-Körner in einem Interview mit der Berliner Wochenschrift "Die literarische Welt", dass er vor kurzem Stevensons Südseegeschichten gelesen habe, von denen Brecht ihm ein Exemplar hatte zukommen lassen (vgl. Hans Mayer. Bertolt Brecht und die Tradition, S. 33ff.) und das er mit der Bitte um Anruf auf dem hinteren Vorsatz versah. – Innengelenke angeplatzt.
Bassenge Auctions
Sep. 22, 2016
STEVENSON, Robert Louis (1850-1894). Works. Philadelphia: John D. Morris
Est: $800 - $1,200
STEVENSON, Robert Louis (1850-1894). Works. Philadelphia: John D. Morris & Company. 10 volumes, 8°. Half-titles, frontispieces, titles printed in gold, red, and blue. Contemporary half brown morocco gilt, top edge gilt, others untrimmed (some light wear). LIMITED EDITION, number 938 of 1000 copies of the “Samoan Edition De Luxe.”
Christie's
Jul. 13, 2016
STEVENSON, Robert Louis (1850-1894). The Anne Jenkin papers: comprisin
Est: £18,000 - £25,000
STEVENSON, Robert Louis (1850-1894). The Anne Jenkin papers: comprising 33 autograph letters signed and two letters signed (‘Robert Louis Stevenson’, ‘R.L.S.’, ‘R.L. Stevenson’ and, once, ‘Robert Louis Stevenson (Tusitala)’) and one autograph letter unsigned, to Anne Jenkin, various places (Skerryvore, Bournemouth; Tahiti; Honolulu; Vailima, most often n.p.), [June 1885-May 1892: most often n.d.], approx. 77 pages in total, various sizes (150 x 100mm - 320 x 200mm), often on paper extracted from ruled notebooks. [With:] an autograph manuscript entitled ‘The Day after Tomorrow’, a critique of English politics, 5 pages, small 4to (200 x 160mm), (unfnished); one photograph signed of Robert Louis Stevenson; two telegrams; 15 letters from Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne Stevenson, two on letters from Stevenson; two letters from Lloyd Stevenson; one letter from Austin Strong; and two photographs of Fleeming Jenkin. 58 items in total. Provenance: by descent from Anne Jenkin. ‘call me louis, as he has noW done For so many years’. Many of the early letters from Robert Louis Stevenson to Anne, widow of Fleeming Jenkin (1833-1885), engineer and academic, Stevenson’s professor and friend, revolve around the memoir of Fleeming’s life that Stevenson agreed to write É on which he began professing ‘it will give me the greatest pleasure to do all that I can for the volume in every way’, but was remarking on nearing its completion in 1887 ‘I do not believe I would accept a similar task again’. Persistent writer’s block (‘My mind is quite arrested like a watch’; ‘Chapter VI is no joke; it is a mare magnum; I swim and drown and come up again’) is exacerbated by frequent bouts of illness (‘I may add to all this that my health is usually worst when my mind is in working order’), and a generally positive reception on its publication nevertheless gives him occasion to bemoan ‘the weakness of the reviewer, poor soul! and how he longs to fnd fault t the poor, small creature casting on all sides to fnd some opportunity t when he is a little older (if he be still young) he will be ashamed of himself’, as well as ‘the light-headed vanity of readers and the sublime indifference of printers’. He reveals much of himself in the questions and hypotheses he puts to Anne Jenkin (‘1st When did Fleeming frst see you? 2nd was he immediately in love?’), as well as the wide-ranging thoughts he shares with his friend along the way; on hearing that Anne has suffered an ailment, he writes ‘there is nothing (bar dishonour) that I fear so much as pain; but yet it acts as a pitch-pipe and reminds us of the key of life ... if we had only faith like a grain of mustard seed, it is the best that any of us could do at any time: I mean of our conscious doings, but the best of us is unconscious and not us’; in response to Anne’s suggestion that he might act in conjunction with others to combat political injustice in Ireland rather than struggling alone he notes that ‘I have never dared to say what I feel about men’s lives, because my own was in the wrong; shall I dare to send them to death? The physician must heal himself; he must honestly try the path he recommends; if he does not even try, should he not be silent?’. Throughout the letters appear references to the important events in the lives of Louis’ and Anne’s respective families: at her questioning her son, Austen’s, choice of fancée, he counsels her (noting that ‘my marriage was largely in the teeth of what my parents wanted; they were deeply hurt t And now, as I look back, I think it was the best move I ever made in my life. Not only would I do it again; I cannot conceive the idea of not doing it’) and we fnd a damning indictment of W.E. Henley when Stevenson breaks off relations with his erstwhile friend. The later letters are full of Stevenson’s engaging descriptions of his life on the Samoan island of Vailima, much of this focused on the diffculties of running effciently ‘this great household of seven whites’, with discussions also of his local friends and responsibilities as Tusitala (‘write-tale’) including court sessions where RLS must ‘judge my causes and discriminate between many different shades of falsehood’. Island life obviously allowed much time for refection; in one of these long letters, Stevenson takes a longer view on the process of ageing: ‘I have been working very hard this last quarter of a year É the last of my fortieth, it seems ; and I am not sorry: it is a long fght this life, not much of it victory, cares come about us É I was going to say as we grow old É it is not so É they come about us as we let themt’. Taken together, this collection offers an insight not just into the writing process of Robert Louis Stevenson, but into his interior life. The letters from his wife, Fanny, complement his and add detail, but the most striking example is the letter she writes to Anne the day after her husband’s death, giving her often overlooked account of his collapse É as he steadily dropped oil into a mayonnaise they were making for supper É and funeral on Vailima. Published in E. Mehew and B. Booth, Letters, vols. V-VII. Robert Louis Stevenson was a frequent visitor to the house that Anne Jenkin (d. 1921) shared with her husband, Fleeming: the latter had frst come to know Louis as one of his engineering students, and they later became friends; Stevenson had been an enthusiastic performer in the amateur dramatic productions put on by the Jenkins in their Edinburgh home. (58)
Christie's
Jun. 04, 2016
Varade, Henry - - Stevenson, Robert Louis. L'Ile au Trésor. Illustré de dix
Est: €240 - €360
Varade, Henry - - Stevenson, Robert Louis. L'Ile au Trésor. Illustré de dix-huit eaux-fortes, en couleur par Henry Varade. Mit einer signierten farbigen Original-Zeichnung, 18 kolorierten Original-Radierungen auf Tafeln und einer Extrasuite der unkolorierten Radierungen von Henry Varade. Paris, Guillot (1946). 2 Bl., 233 S., 2 (1 w.) Bl. 32,5 x 25 cm. Lose Bogen in illustriertem Original-Umschlag in Original-Kassette (Kassette berieben und etwas bestoßen, Deckel lose).Eins von 100 (GA 600) Exemplaren der zweiten Vorzugsausgabe auf Arches. - Die Zeichnung unter Passepartout, die Extrasuite lose beiliegend. - Schönes Exemplar.
Nosbüsch & Stucke GmbH
May. 04, 2016
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Est: £100 - £150
Stevenson, Robert Louis Kidnapped. Being memoirs of the adventures of David Balfour in the year 1751. London: Cassell & Company, 1886. First edition, second issue with the word 'pleasure' rather than 'business' in line 11, p.40, half-title, folding map, 8 pages of adverts dated 5G-786, original green cloth with gilt lettering to spine, a little soiled and bumped
Lyon & Turnbull
May. 04, 2016
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Est: £800 - £1,000
Stevenson, Robert Louis Treasure Island. London: Cassell & Company, 1884. First edition, corresponds to the following first issue points: "dead man's chest" is not capitalised on pages 2 or 7; "worse" for "worst" on p.197, line 3; however, the 7 and 8 are present on pages 83 and 127, and 8 pages of publisher's adverts are present dated 5R-1083, map, original sage green cloth with gilt lettering to spine, ownership signature to free-endpaper, spine a little cocked covers very slightly soiled [Prideaux 11]
Lyon & Turnbull
May. 04, 2016
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Est: £300 - £400
Stevenson, Robert Louis The Works. London: Chatto & Windus, 1911-12. 25 volumes, 8vo, Swanston Edition, number 1960 of 2060 copies, plates, green half morocco gilt by Morrell, spines gilt, top edges gilt
Lyon & Turnbull
Mar. 13, 2016
STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS (1850-1894)
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
"Child's Garden of Verses", London, 1885, first edition, first issue (the spine with the apostrophe as a small '7' and the word 'OF' being smaller than the others), top edge of pages gilt with the other edges uncut, 8vo, original blue cloth with gilt lettering and shield, in custom half morocco case
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