Robert Louis Stevenson – The Amateur Emigrant and The Silverado Squatters – First Folio Edition 1991
£35.00
A first Folio Society edition, first printing of The Amateur Emigrant and The Silverado Squatters by Robert Louis Stevenson, published by The Folio Society, London in 1991, with introduction by James Michie. A very fine book free from internal inscriptions, pictorial cloth bound boards with gilt titling to the spine, cartographic pictorial endpapers, text blocks are bright and crisp. In black paper bound slip case.
The Amateur Emigrant and The Silverado Squatters by Robert Louis Stevenson are autobiographical travel works capturing his experiences in America. The Amateur Emigrant recounts his voyage from Scotland to California, portraying fellow passengers and immigrant life with honesty and empathy. The Silverado Squatters details his stay in an abandoned mining camp with his wife, blending humour and observation. Both works reveal Stevenson’s keen eye for character, landscape and culture, offering a personal glimpse into 19th century American life.
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A first Folio Society edition, first printing of The Amateur Emigrant and The Silverado Squatters by Robert Louis Stevenson, published by The Folio Society, London in 1991, with introduction by James Michie. A very fine book free from internal inscriptions, pictorial cloth bound boards with gilt titling to the spine, cartographic pictorial endpapers, text blocks are bright and crisp. In black paper bound slip case.
The Amateur Emigrant and The Silverado Squatters by Robert Louis Stevenson are autobiographical travel works capturing his experiences in America. The Amateur Emigrant recounts his voyage from Scotland to California, portraying fellow passengers and immigrant life with honesty and empathy. The Silverado Squatters details his stay in an abandoned mining camp with his wife, blending humour and observation. Both works reveal Stevenson’s keen eye for character, landscape and culture, offering a personal glimpse into 19th century American life.
