Robert Louis STEVENSON

First edition of the French translation, one of 350 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe paper issue.

A fine copy, despite a small area of sunning at head and tail of the spine.

The Lark, complete series, issues 1 to 24
William Doxey | San Francisco May 1895 – April 1897
| 14 x 20.5 cm | publisher's cloth & various leaflets
First edition and complete series of the humorous end-of-century magazine, The Lark. Issue 1 contains Gelett Burgess' famous, absurd poem entitled «The Purple Cow».
Bound in publisher's beige cloth, illustrated boards.
Rubbed cloth has some minor cuts and parts missing.
There are 5 leaflets, one of which is signed by Gelett Burgess, as well as the folding leaflet entitled The Purple Cow, signed and monogrammed by the same.
The Lark magazine greatly contributed to the literary renaissance of the 1890s in the San Francisco Bay Area. Founded by Gelett Burgess and Bruce Porter, the journal quickly attracted eclectic literary contributors who were nicknamed «les Jeunes»: Porter Garnett, Carolyn Wells, Willis Polk, Yone Noguchi amongst others. Local artists, in particularly Ernest Peixotto, Florence Lundborg and Maynard Dixon contributed to the illustrations of the texts and covers.

True first edition of the "Strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hide" published on January 5, 1886, preceding the London edition by 4 days. Without the 7 leaves of Scribner advertisements at rear.
First American edition for both titles.
A rare reunion of two Stevenson works, exploring the themes of alter egos and madness. The treasure-hunt theme of The Merry Men also draws similarities to Stevenson's masterpiece The Treasure Island.
Cream colored half Bradel binding, red shagreen title label, marbled paper boards, small stains on upper fore edge.
Manuscript ex-dono on first free endpaper, ink stamp on the second volume's half-title.
Fresh condition inside.

First edition for which there were no large paper copies.