Notice of a New Form of Intermittent Light for Lighthouses … From the Transactions of the Royal Scottish Society of Arts, Vol. VIII, 1870-71

by Robert Louis Stevenson

$5,000 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

First edition

First edition, one of about 50 copies. With five figures in text. 7, 1, blank pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Self-wrappers, near fine. Blue cloth slipcase with chemise. Prideaux II, 3; McKay, Beinecke 8. Item #319958 One of the earliest publications of Robert Louis Stevenson 1850-94 , who grew up in a family of lighthouse engineers. Beginning in 1867, Stevenson studied civil engineering at the University of Edinburgh and

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