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- Charles Scribner's sons, New York 1887-1886, 12,5x19cm, 2 volumes reli�s en 1. - V�ritable �dition originale de "Strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hide" parue quatre jours avant l'�dition anglaise, le 5 janvier 1886. Absence du catalogue de l'�diteur en fin de volume. Reli� en d�but de volume, l'�dition originale am�ricaine des Gais Lurons. Rare r�union de deux oeuvres de Stevenson, explorant le th�me de l'alter ego et de la folie. Les Gais Lurons emprunte �galement le motif de la chasse au tr�sor, qui fit la c�l�brit� de Stevenson. Reliure � la bradel en demi percaline beige, dos lisse, pi�ce de titre de chagrin rouge, plats de papier marbr�, petites taches sans gravit� sur la tranche sup�rieure. Ex-dono � la plume en t�te de la premi�re garde du premier volume, tampon imprim� sur la page de faux-titre du second volume. Agr�able �tat int�rieur. [ENGLISH TRANSLATION FOLLOWS] True first edition of the "Strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hide" published on January 5, 1886, preceding the London edition by 4 days. Without the 7 leaves of Scribner advertisements at rear. First American edition for both titles. A rare reunion of two Stevenson works, exploring the themes of alter egos and madness. The treasure-hunt theme of The Merry Men also draws similarities to Stevenson's masterpiece The Treasure Island. Cream colored half Bradel binding, red shagreen title label, marbled paper boards, small stains on upper fore edge. Manuscript ex-dono on first free endpaper, ink stamp on the second volume's half-title. Fresh condition inside.

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a gothic novella by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson first published in 1886. The work is also known as The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, or simply Jekyll & Hyde. It is about a London legal practitioner named Gabriel John Utterson who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll, and the evil Edward Hyde.