{"product_id":"an-inland-voyage-robert-louis-stevenson","title":"An Inland Voyage – Robert Louis Stevenson (Chatto and Windus edition, 1900)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Chatto and Windus edition (1900) is of interest to collectors of Robert Louis Stevenson, Victorian travel writing, and finely bound antiquarian books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout: \u003c\/strong\u003eA very good copy in a handsome later burgundy morocco binding with raised bands, gilt floral tools to spine compartments, and marbled boards in a warm ochre and rust pattern. Spine lettering legible; gilt tools bright; boards show light rubbing consistent with age. Interior sound with title page clean; paper toned throughout; bookplate to front pastedown adding provenance interest. A distinguished copy of an early Stevenson travel classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTitle: An Inland Voyage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: Robert Louis Stevenson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Chatto and Windus, London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublication Date: 1900\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdition: Later edition (first published 1878)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: Burgundy morocco spine, raised bands, gilt floral tools; marbled boards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chatto and Windus reprint in a fine quality burgundy morocco binding with gilt spine tools and marbled boards; bookplate to front pastedown; a handsome copy of Stevenson's celebrated debut travel narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview: \u003c\/strong\u003eAn Inland Voyage (first published 1878) was Robert Louis Stevenson's first book, recounting a canoe journey through Belgium and northern France undertaken with his friend Sir Walter Grindlay Simpson. Written with characteristic wit and observation, it established Stevenson's voice as a travel writer and essayist before the publication of Treasure Island and his later novels. A cornerstone of the Stevenson canon and a perennial favourite among collectors of Victorian travel literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Robert Louis Stevenson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55515084063060,"sku":null,"price":300.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/5972\/1556\/files\/an-inland-voyage-robert-louis-stevenson-1600x1600-0540.jpg?v=1775827660","url":"https:\/\/www.alexanderdavidfinebooks.co.uk\/products\/an-inland-voyage-robert-louis-stevenson","provider":"Alexander David Fine Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}