New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1886. First edition ("Authorized Edition"). 8vo. (viii), 138, (2), (4) (ads) pp. Original olive-green cloth, stamped in gilt; top edge gilt, other edges trimmed; old bookseller's ticket at bottom gutter of front free endpaper, erased pencil inscription at top of same. Beinecke 346

An exceptional copy of the first edition of Stevenson's classic gothic novella. This edition preceded the first English edition by only four days, and was published on January 5, 1886 in an edition of 1,250 copies in cloth and 3,000 copies in paper wrappers.