Lot 82
Stevenson (Robert Louis) Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, first edition, first issue, 1886.
Hammer Price: £850
Description
Stevenson (Robert Louis) Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, first edition, first issue, half-title, advertisement leaf at end, original wrappers printed in red and blue bound in at end (repaired at inner edge and upper cover with lower corner torn away), modern black morocco, gilt, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, g.e., [Prideaux 17a. A Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone], 8vo, 1886.
⁂ The first issue of Stevenson's classic horror story, with the date on the upper wrapper altered in ink to '1886'.
Description
Stevenson (Robert Louis) Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, first edition, first issue, half-title, advertisement leaf at end, original wrappers printed in red and blue bound in at end (repaired at inner edge and upper cover with lower corner torn away), modern black morocco, gilt, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, g.e., [Prideaux 17a. A Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone], 8vo, 1886.
⁂ The first issue of Stevenson's classic horror story, with the date on the upper wrapper altered in ink to '1886'.