Scottish author (1850–1894) who takes a place among the most popular and durable literary figures of the nineteenth century. Though widely acclaimed for such poetry and story collections as New Arabian Nights (1882), A Child’s Garden of Verses (1885) and Songs of Travel (1896), Stevenson is best known for his classic novels of adventure and psychological drama, including the canonical Treasure Island (1883), The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886), and Kidnapped (1886). ADS, one page, 6.25 x 4, November 1. Handwritten receipt, “Pay Peter six days,” from “H[arry] J[ay] Moors,” and signed at the conclusion, “Robert Louis Stevenson.” Moors (1854–1936) was a Detroit-born author who befriended Stevenson and wrote a memoir titled With Stevenson in Samoa. Intersecting folds, rough edges, a few creases, and a couple small squares of toning from old tape to top corners, otherwise fine condition. R&R COA.
