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Stevenson, Robert Louis.. PRAYERS WRITTEN AT VAILIMA.. Chatto and Windus, 1910.
Price: US$12.31 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1910. Chatto and Windus. Hard Cover. Book- Good, leather bound, burgundy boards, gilt titles and decoration on front board, spine and edges rubbed, front spine cracked. 7.5x4.5. 19pp.
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
Stevenson, Robert Louis. PRAYERS WRITTEN AT VAILIMA. Messrs Chatto & Windus, 1910.
Price: US$12.88 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: Messrs Chatto & Windus, 1910. Hardback, 4to, illust. Owner name, pages loose, endpapers a little tanned/spotted. Original boards, very worn, spine torn, incomplete and becoming detached. A poor copy internally good. /0.5uk
Seller: GfB, the Colchester Bookshop, Colchester, United Kingdom
Robert Louis Stevenson. Prayers Written at Vailima. Chatto & Windus, 1910.
Price: US$37.67 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 1910. 2nd Impression. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Pictorial paper covered boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Slight cracking to gutters causing binding to be loose, however pages remain attached. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Some uncut pages throughout. Sticker to rear pastedown. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Robert Louis Stevenson. Prayers written at Vailima. Chatto & Windus, 1910.
Price: US$38.46 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: SOILING AND RUBBING TO COVERS AND SPINE. MILDLY BUMPED CORNERS. NEAR CONTEMPORARY NEWSPAPER ARTICLE CONCERNING THE SALE OF CONTENTS FROM VAILIMA (SCOTT'S RESIDENCE IN SAMOA) AFFIXED TO REAR PASTE DOWN. A SIZEABLE STAIN OFFSET HAS BEEN THE RESULT. REMARKABLY BRIGHT REPRODUCTIONS OF CALLIGRAPHY AND ENCOMPASSING DECORATIVE BORDERS.
Seller: BooksCardsNBikes, Stratford, ON, Canada
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Second Impression. Beige boards with stamped gilt lettering gilt page edges. Magnificent color illustrations and calligraphy by Sangorski including frontis portrait of Stevenson. Boards with moderate wear with soiling and toning; light foxing to the end pages; illustrations still vivid.
Seller: Hudson River Book Shoppe, Waldwick, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$51.53 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1910. 2nd Edition. Originally published in 1890 Description: Ivory [vellum?] paper covered boards with titles in gilt on spine and front cover. Stevenson's last work being an illustrated manuscript style of daily prayers written for his family whilst living in Vailima, Samoa. The introduction by Mrs R. L. Stevenson outlines their life in Samoa and the practice of prayer. The pages are designed, written and illuminated by Alfredo Sangorski. Title with portrait of Stevenson, with each page in calligraphy with beautiful coloured and gilt borders in imitation medieval manuscript style, by Alberto Sangorski. Language: English. Book Condition> Good: Heavy wear to corners, edges and spine. Tanned spine with wear and tears to spine edges at upper and lower spine ends. Rubbing and light soiling to boards. Tanned intact endpapers with strong hinges. Inscription dated 1910 to ffep. Lightly tanned unmarked pages. DJ Condition> No DJ. Pages Unpaginated [24 leaves]. Size: 8vo, 26.5cm by 20.5cm. Author: Illuminated manuscript style Stevenson, who for the last four years of his life made his home on his plantation of Vailima, beautifully situated 600 feet above sea-level, on the mountainside among thick woods, with fine views of the Pacific On their arrival in Samoa from Sydney in September 1890 Stevenson and Fanny lived at Vailima in a rough cabin in the most primitive conditions while work proceeded on clearing the estate and building a suitable house They moved into the new house in April 1891 (it was enlarged in 1893) Stevenson gathered his family around him and lived in patriarchal style, like a clan chieftain, with a number of Samoan servants in both house and plantation, in whose welfare he took the greatest interest The calligraphy, book design, and illumination was executed by the well-known English illuminator and miniature painter Alberto Sangorski (1862-1932), who specialized in illustrating religious texts. Book Resume: Collection of short, one or two page prayers for various occasions which the Stevenson family used during their evening devotions The entire household and neighbours gathered by lantern light, including the "retainers" or servants After the Scripture was read in the Samoan Bible by Lloyd,Robert's step-son, Robert would pray in English from his little book, "interpolating, or changing with the circumstances of the day" They then sang hymns in Samoan and recited The Lord's Prayer, also in Samoan Some of the titles of prayer are: For Grace, For Success, Sunday, In Time Of Rain, and For the Family These short prayers are full of honesty and grace. N PLEASE ASK for additional photographs if required.
Seller: Jacket and Cloth, Chippenham, United Kingdom
STEVENSON Robert Louis.. Prayers Written at Vailima.. , 1910.
Price: US$57.10 + shipping
Description: London: Graphic Engraving Co. for Messrs Chatto & Windus 1910. Sm.4to. Or.boards in chipped d.w. T.e.g. other edges uncut. 48pp. With col. title-vign. illuminated title-page introd. in red calligraphic text in red and black as designed written out and illuminated with floral borders and dec. initial capitals by A. Sangorski and a colophon. Inscription on front fly-leaf. Slight foxing.
Seller: Berkelouw Rare Books, Berrima, NSW, Australia
Price: US$64.41 + shipping
Description: A celebrated Sangorski production, illuminating the family prayers of the Stevenson family used at their Samoan home at Vailima. Alberto Sangorksi brought to perfection the Victorian revival of manuscript illumination. Second impression. 4to (260 × 195 mm), [24] leaves printed in chromolithogaphy with gold. Original cream boards, upper cover titled in gilt, without dustjacket. Slightly dustsoiled, tear to head of spine with traces of old glue. Endpapers browned, early gift inscription. A good copy.
Seller: Justin Croft Antiquarian Books Ltd ABA, Faversham, United Kingdom
Stevenson, Robert Louis. Prayers written in Vailima. Chatto and Windus, london, 1910.
Price: US$71.82 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Second impression, a good copy in the boards which are dulled and stained. The contents with the impressive gilt decorated text is near fine with no markings or inscriptions.
Seller: Temple Bar Bookshop, Dublin, DUB, Ireland
STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS. Prayers Written at Vailima. Chatto & Windus, London, 1910.
Price: US$75.41 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Quarto. Designed, calligraphically written out, and illuminated by Alberto Sangorski; reproduced by the Graphic Engraving Co. Introduction by Mrs. Stevenson written in red with illuminated head & tail pieces. Printed on French-fold paper, beautifully illuminated with bright colours embellished with bright gilt. Pp. [24], cream parchment boards, gilt-stamped cover and spine title. Covers slightly darkened primarily at spine and around margins, bottom edge rubbed, very minor spotting to endpapers, binding cracked at center though book still tight, otherwise a nice copy of a very beautiful book.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$83.74 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1910. 2nd Edition. Originally published in 1890 Description: Brown cloth spine with cloth covered boards with titles in gilt on spine and front cover. Stevenson's last work being an illustrated manuscript style of daily prayers written for his family whilst living in Vailima, Samoa. The introduction by Mrs R. L. Stevenson outlines their life in Samoa and the practice of prayer. The pages are designed, written and illuminated by Alfredo Sangorski. Title with portrait of Stevenson, with each page in calligraphy with beautiful coloured and gilt borders in mock medieval manuscript style, by Alberto Sangorski. Language: English. Book Condition> Very Good+: Light wear to sharp corners, edges and spine ends. Light rubbing and soiling to board margins and edges. Clean intact endpapers, tightly bound with strong hinges. Clean unmarked pages. DJ Condition> No DJ. Pages Unpaginated [24 leaves]. Size: 8vo, 26.5cm by 20.5cm. Author: Illuminated manuscript style Stevenson, who for the last four years of his life made his home on his plantation of Vailima, beautifully situated 600 feet above sea-level, on the mountainside among thick woods, with fine views of the Pacific On their arrival in Samoa from Sydney in September 1890 Stevenson and Fanny lived at Vailima in a rough cabin in the most primitive conditions while work proceeded on clearing the estate and building a suitable house They moved into the new house in April 1891 (it was enlarged in 1893) Stevenson gathered his family around him and lived in patriarchal style, like a clan chieftain, with a number of Samoan servants in both house and plantation, in whose welfare he took the greatest interest The calligraphy, book design, and illumination was executed by the well-known English illuminator and miniature painter Alberto Sangorski (1862-1932), who specialized in illustrating religious texts. Book Resume: Collection of short, one or two page prayers for various occasions which the Stevenson family used during their evening devotions The entire household and neighbours gathered by lantern light, including the "retainers" or servants After the Scripture was read in the Samoan Bible by Lloyd,Robert's step-son, Robert would pray in English from his little book, "interpolating, or changing with the circumstances of the day" They then sang hymns in Samoan and recited The Lord's Prayer, also in Samoan Some of the titles of prayer are: For Grace, For Success, Sunday, In Time Of Rain, and For the Family These short prayers are full of honesty and grace. N PLEASE ASK for additional photographs if required.
Seller: Jacket and Cloth, Chippenham, United Kingdom
STEVENSON, Robert Louis. Prayers: Written at Vailima. Chatto & Windus, London, 1910.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Description: Ornate title and borders, designed, written out and illuminated by Alberto Sangorski. 20 pages, small slim 4to, white boards. (London: Chatto & Windus, 1910). Second Impression. Very good (+).
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Robert Louis Stevenson. Prayers Written At Vailima. Chatto & Windus, 1910.
Price: US$92.12 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Chatto & Windus 1910 edition. Pages clean and bright, binding firm, minor shelf wear to cover, in protective sleeve. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING
Seller: HALCYON BOOKS, LONDON, United Kingdom
Stevenson, Robert Louis. Robert Louis Stevenson's Prayers Written at Vailima. Chatto & Windus, 1910.
Price: US$96.62 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1910 Chatto & Windus Hardcover 2nd Impression. Very good + clean tight binding with cream coloured boards. Beautifully illuminated frontispiece & Illustrated throughout by Alberto Sangorki. Thus book has been professionally restored and has new endpapers, of marbled paper . Also a protective dustjacket as shown.
Seller: MacKellar Art & Books, Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Price: US$96.62 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: In cream card covers with gilt tooling and title to upper cove, some browning to edges, corners rubbed. Spine, titles in gilt, some browning, edges bumped and worn slightly. Internally, no inscriptions, not paginated but 24 leaves of illuminated text, leaves uncut, printed to 1 side only, second impression. With an introduction by Mrs RL Stevenson. Stevenson, who for the last four years of his life made his home on his plantation of Vailima, beautifully situated 600 feet above sea-level, on the mountainside among thick woods, with fine views of the Pacific. On their arrival in Samoa from Sydney in September 1890 Stevenson and Fanny lived at Vailima in a rough cabin in the most primitive conditions while work proceeded on clearing the estate and building a suitable house. They moved into the new house in April 1891 (it was enlarged in 1893). Stevenson gathered his family around him and lived in patriarchal style, like a clan chieftain, with a number of Samoan servants in both house and plantation, in whose welfare he took the greatest interest. See ODNB.
Seller: Madoc Books (ABA-ILAB), Llandudno, CONWY, United Kingdom
Robert Louis Stevenson. Prayers Written at Vailima. Chatto and Windus, 1910.
Price: US$103.06 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1910 second impression, Church of England Middle School Newport stamp on flyleaf. Cream boards, spine reinforced with black tape. Bumped edges, condition overall good. Beautifully illustrated by Alberto Sangorski, heavily gilded throughout.
Seller: Mrs Middleton's Shop and the Rabbit Hole, Freshwater, United Kingdom
Stevenson, Robert Louis 06a. PRAYERS WRITTEN AT VAILIMA. Chatto & Windus, London, 1910.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: VG book, GOOD-VG DJ(in Brodart). TEG. Gilt lettered cream color imitation vellum. Pastedowns moderately foxed & browned. VERY FINE text block BUT: binding badly cracked at junction of the single leaved text & the Sangorski French folded. Plain brown paper DJ. DJ lightly water stained, several chips, one @ 1". VG book, GOOD-VG DJ. 1st ed. French folded Sangorski leaves.
Seller: Quiet Friends IOBA, Lyndonville, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: Second Impression. The Whole Reproduced in Colours and Gold after the Orginal Illuminated Drawings by Alberto Sangorski. Reproduced by the Graphic Engraving Co. 1 vols. Small 4to. Cream japanese vellum covers, some spotting, else fine in almost fine tan printed dust jacket The Whole Reproduced in Colours and Gold after the Orginal Illuminated Drawings by Alberto Sangorski. Reproduced by the Graphic Engraving Co. 1 vols. Small 4to
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
Robert Louis Stevenson. Prayers Written at Vailima. Chatto & Windus, London, 1910.
Price: US$128.83 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Uncut pages. Gift inscription dated in 1911. Rear end paper eas removed.
Seller: Babushka Books & Framers, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS. Prayers Written at Vailima. Chatto & Windus, London, 1910.
Price: US$131.96 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Quarto. Designed, calligraphically written out, and illuminated by Alberto Sangorski; reproduced by the Graphic Engraving Co. Introduction by Mrs. Stevenson written in red with illuminated head & tail pieces. Printed on French-fold paper, beautifully illuminated with bright colours embellished with bright gilt. Pp. [24], cream parchment boards, gilt-stamped cover and spine title. Covers slightly darkened, offsetting to free endpapers, gift inscription on front free endpaper, else internally very bright and crisp, a very good copy of a very beautiful book.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$132.59 + shipping
Description: 2nd impression. 4to. (24)pp. Later cloth. Very good copy.
Seller: Manfred Nosbuesch, Kuchenheim, Germany
Stevenson, Robert Louis. Prayers Written at Vailima. Chatto & Windus, 1910.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 2nd impression. Reproduced by the Graphic Engraving Co. for Chatto & Windus, London Velum boards. Title is impressed in gilt on cover and spine. Lightly soiled evenly across both covers and spine. Unpaginated. Sixteen pages of brightly colored plates. Title page is brightly decorated with purple, gilt green pink etc. All pages are clean. Top edge gilt. Gold ribbons no longer attached, but are included.
Seller: Bearly Read Books, Sudbury, MA, U.S.A.
SANGORSKI. - STEVENSON, Robert Louis.. Prayers Written at Vailima.. London, Chatto & Windus, 1910.
Price: US$203.13 + shipping
Description: Title with portrait of Stevenson, each page in calligraphy with beautiful colored and gilt borders in imitation of a medieval manuscript, by Alberto Sangorski. 2nd impression. 11 unn. double leaves. 4to. Orig. vellum with gilt lettering on spine and front cover, two ties. London, Chatto & Windus, 1910. The calligraphy, book design, and illumination was executed by the well-known English illuminator and miniature painter Alberto Sangorski (1862-1932), who specialized in illustrating religious texts. The reproductions are by the Graphic Engraving Company. The introduction by Mrs. R.L. Stevenson is printed in red. The prayers are in black with red initials, each starting with a large illuminated initial. Stevenson (1850-1894) lived in Vailima, West Samoa, where the whole household joined each evening for a prayer session. - Sumptuous production, a fine copy. MODERN ILLUSTRATED BOOKS (1900-1999) ; MODERNE ILLUSTRIERTE BÜCHER ;
Seller: Hellmut Schumann Antiquariat, Zurich, Switzerland
Price: US$224.00 + shipping
Description: (ca. 25p., unpaginated. Slim 4to, inscription on end paper, bound in some worn off-white boards;The whole reproduced in colors and gold after the original illuminated drawings by Alberto Sangorski. Ornate title and borders in various colors & gilt. Sangorski. A very good copy.
Seller: Second Life Books, Inc., Lanesborough, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$295.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: This is the Chatto & Windus edition with the grand Alberto Sangorski illuminations on French fold vellum paper. Bound in richly tooled brown leather, 5 rib spine, impressionistic marbled endpapers, t.e.g. No binder's mark, but when this was printed Alberto Sangorski still worked for his younger brother at the Sangorski & Sutcliffe bindery. This binding looks good enough to be their work. Photos on request.
Seller: Reader's Corner, Inc., Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.
Price: US$322.07 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: VERY RARE INDEED TO FIND A COPY WITH UNCUT PAGES! Title with portrait of Stevenson, each page printed from the superb calligraphy of Alberto Sangorski. Gorgeous use of gold and full colour throughout. The gilt borders were designed to imitate medieval manuscripts. This is a second impression printing in London, by Chatto & Windus, 1910. The calligraphy, book design, and illumination was executed by the well-known English illuminator and miniature painter Alberto Sangorski (1862-1932), who specialized in illustrating religious texts. The reproductions are by the Graphic Engraving Company. The introduction by Mrs. R.L. Stevenson is printed in red. The prayers are in black with red initials, each starting with a large illuminated initial. The paper jacket is now protected and has been repaired. Stevenson (1850-1894) lived in Vailima, West Samoa, where the whole household joined each evening for a prayer session. UNCUT PAGES!
Seller: THE BOOKSNIFFER, Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom
STEVENSON, Robert Louis. Prayers: Written at Vailima. Chatto & Windus, London, 1910.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Introduction by Mrs. Stevenson. The whole reproduced in colors and gold after the original illuminated drawings by Alberto Sangorski. Ornate title and borders in various colors & gilt. Sangorski. unpaginated (ca. 25p., printed on rectos only. Slim 4to, off-white boards; d.w. London: Chatto & Windus, 1910). First Edition. The plain brown dust wrapper flaps have offset on the end-papers. Small ownership inscription, otherwise fine.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
STEVENSON, Robert Louis. Prayers Written at Vailima. Chatto & Windus, 1910.
Price: US$442.40 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Chatto & Windus January 1910 Binding: Hardcover Third Impression .
Seller: Visible Voice Books, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
Robert Louis Stevenson. Prayers Written At Vailima. Chatto & Windus, London, 1910.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Folio. 24 pps leaves printed on one side only Publisher's Japon Vellum. over boards. in the original brown dust jacket quite rare, portrait of the author full color and gold rubrications and foliations on each leaf. by Alberto Sangorski This is an illuminated tribute to the last four years of Stevenson's Life spent in Samoa where he died at a young age of consumption tuberculosis, and was buried on top of the high hill over looking his villa, his estate and the Pacific Ocean, no man ever had more beautiful last monument and tomb
Seller: Hirschfeld Galleries, Saint Louis, MO, U.S.A.