adelaide boodle (3 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'R.L.S. And His Sine Qua Non, Flashlights From Skerryvore' offers an intimate and charming glimpse into the domestic life of the celebrated author Robert Louis Stevenson and his wife, Fanny Van de Grift Stevenson. Written by Adelaide A. Boodle, a close friend and pupil of the Stevensons during their residence at Skerryvore in Bournemouth, this memoir captures the vibrant atmosphere of their household during a productive yet physically challenging period of the author's life.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'R.L.S. And His Sine Qua Non, Flashlights From Skerryvore' offers an intimate and charming glimpse into the domestic life of the celebrated author Robert Louis Stevenson and his wife, Fanny Van de Grift Stevenson. Written by Adelaide A. Boodle, a close friend and pupil of the Stevensons during their residence at Skerryvore in Bournemouth, this memoir captures the vibrant atmosphere of their household during a productive yet physically challenging period of the author's life.

First Cheaper Edition. Good copy overall in contemporary cloth boards, with title gilt-blocked to spine, some dust-dulling overall, and with extremities slightly rubbed. Prelims faintly foxed, with interior bright and clean. Frontispiece loose (but present) and the text otherwise secure and complete. Remains well-preserved overall. Notes: Signed and inscribed by the author. Physical description: xii, 168 pages, 3 leaves : frontispiece (portrait), plates ; 20 cm. Notes: "R.L.S. to Adelaide A. Boodle": pages 119-168. Subjects: Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894 -- Friends and associates. Stevenson, Fanny Van de Grift, 1840-1914 -- Homes and haunts -- France -- Skerryvore. Authors, Scottish -- 19th century -- Biography. Women gardeners -- Scotland -- Biography. Skerryvore (France) -- Social life and customs. France -- Intellectual life -- 19th century. Authors and readers -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century. 3 Kg.