{"product_id":"island-nights-entertainments-robert-louis-stevenson-cassell-company-first-edition-first-issue-1893","title":"Island Nights' Entertainments – Robert Louis Stevenson (Cassell \u0026 Company, First Edition, First Issue, 1893)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Cassell \u0026amp; Company first edition, first issue (1893) is of interest to collectors of Robert Louis Stevenson first editions, Victorian illustrated fiction, and South Seas literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout: \u003c\/strong\u003eA very good first edition, first issue in the original blue-grey pictorial cloth, with exceptionally bright gilt decoration to front board, the Art Nouveau lettering and seated island woman stamping vivid and fully intact, a condition rarely encountered in this title. Spine gilt present with some dulling relative to the boards; minor wear at spine head; rear board with light soiling. Interior in outstanding condition: pages exceptionally bright and fresh; frontispiece and illustrations by Gordon Browne and W. Rainey clean and sharp; sketch map present and in fine condition, the critical first issue point, and here in a state of preservation significantly above the market norm. A copy of genuine distinction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTitle: Island Nights' Entertainments (containing The Beach of Falesá, The Bottle Imp, The Isle of Voices)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: Robert Louis Stevenson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Cassell \u0026amp; Company, Limited, London, Paris \u0026amp; Melbourne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublication Date: 1893\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdition: First Edition, First Issue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: Original blue-grey pictorial cloth, gilt front board and spine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustrators: Gordon Browne and W. Rainey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterior Condition: Fine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMap: Present and Fine — first issue point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis:\u003c\/strong\u003e First edition, first issue with folded map in fine condition; original Cassell pictorial cloth with exceptionally bright gilt decoration; interior pages fresh and bright; illustrations by Gordon Browne and W. Rainey; a superior example of this scarce Stevenson title.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview: \u003c\/strong\u003eIsland Nights' Entertainments (1893) collects three of Stevenson's South Seas tales, written during his final years at Vailima, Samoa. The Beach of Falesá, a pioneering work of colonial fiction, is accompanied by the supernatural fable The Bottle Imp and the folk-inflected The Isle of Voices. The first issue of the Cassell first edition is distinguished by the presence of a sketched map; copies with the map intact and in fine condition are scarce, and copies combining this with an exceptionally bright interior and vivid gilt boards are rarer still. A significant Stevenson association copy for the serious collector.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Robert Louis Stevenson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55516049146196,"sku":null,"price":550.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/5972\/1556\/files\/island-nights-entertainments-robert-louis-stevenson-1600x1600-0512.jpg?v=1775837581","url":"https:\/\/www.alexanderdavidfinebooks.co.uk\/products\/island-nights-entertainments-robert-louis-stevenson-cassell-company-first-edition-first-issue-1893","provider":"Alexander David Fine Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}