"CUMMY" THE NURSE OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON. A Tribute to the Memory of Alison Cunningham, By Lord Guthrie. With Two Illustrations.
Edinburgh: Otto Schulze & Company, 20 South Frederick Street, 1911. First Edition (& 1st printing). Small octavo, original card wrappers, black lettering on front cover, top edges gilt, silk ribbon bookmark. 32 pp., Frontispiece portrait with tissue guard, plus one additional plate with tissue guard inserted in the text. A remarkable copy, uncut and unopened, with the original wrap-around band, the orignal glassine protector, in the original box. Covers browned from the glassine, a couple of tiny bumps, but fine in the original box which is slightly soiled and worn. Untouched for over 110 years; an astonishing copy. Item #313675
Biography of Stevenson's nurse, by her close friend Lord Guthrie.
Price (CAD): $325.00