The Wrong Box
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1889. First US Edition. Hardcover. 12mo. Pp. vii, 244, [4] of publisher's advertising. Publisher's pale blue waxed cloth, titles stamped in gilt on the spine, titles printed in blue on a white label mounted in a blindstamped panel on the cover and a ragged newspaper clipping facsimile mounted beneath. Upper corner of the cover label torn away with damp stain and light foxing, spine minimally darkened and edges rubbed, leaf edges lightly soiled, leaves else crisp and bright. Former owner signed in pencil on the front pastedown with "Santa Cruz Calif. March 19 1894 2 PM." Good+. Item #8538 Cover preserved in a removable clear archival sleeve.
A comic novel about two brothers in a tontine investment scheme, by Stevenson and his American stepson. Adapted for the screen in 1966 with John Mills, Ralph Richardson and Michael Caine. MCKAY: 500; HAGEN: p. 357; BEINECKE: 500.
Price: $80.00