Stevenson (Robert Louis) Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, first English edition, first …

Stevenson (Robert Louis) Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, first English edition, first issue with date altered by hand on upper cover, ownership inscription on half-title, advertisement leaf at end for second edition of 'A Child's Garden of Verses' (detached and with numbers in blue crayon to verso), original wrappers printed in red and blue, spotted and very slightly frayed at corners, lacking spine and lower wrapper, [Prideaux 17], 8vo, 1886. ⁂ Originally intended for publication at Christmas 1885 but postponed until January 1886 to ensure less competition on the bookstalls.