Virginibus Puerisque
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Book and photographs courtesy of Dick Blacher. Commentary by Paul Jackson
Virginibus Puerisque
by
Robert Louis Stevenson, 1903
Binding by Frederick Kranz
The book measures 8 1/4" x 5 1/2" and
has 77 pages plus colophon. The body of the text is set in Elzevir and the
regular suede edition is printed on Roycroft handmade paper. 100 copies
were printed on Japan Vellum and bound 3/4 Levant. The binding variants on the
regular edition on Roycroft paper include modeled leather as seen above, incised
leather, a parchment binding and Japan vellum.
This book was listed in the 1903 catalog and sold for $10.00