The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (Bodley Head, 1930) illustrated by S. G. Hulme Beaman

 

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson
John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, 1st edition thus 1930

With illustrations by S. G. [Sydney George] Hulme Beaman (1887-1932).

Hardback – publisher’s buckram with title and decoration in gilt to spine and front board, illustrated endpapers, page-block with top edge gilt, in dustwrapper. viii, 136pp including b/w illustrations and plus eight b/w plates. 9.5 x 6.5 inches approx. (245mm x 165mm).

Dustwrapper a little creased and marked in places; slightly bruised to spine ends. Covers a touch dusty but otherwise clean and bright; gift inscription on recto of frontispiece; spotting to page edges but generally very clean throughout.

Overall, a nice, attractive copy – quite lovely.

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