Island Nights' Entertainments by Robert Lewis Stevenson
Island Nights' Entertainments, The Biographical Edition of the works of Robert Lewis Stevenson
Island Nights' Entertainments (also known as South Sea Tales) is a collection of short stories by Robert Louis Stevenson, first published in 1893. It would prove to contain some of his final completed work before his death in 1894.
It contains three stories:
The Beach of Falesá
The Bottle Imp
The Isle of Voices
I love these stories. They are very enchanting, mysterious, and sweet. The Beach of Falesá is a novella about a trader who finds himself in a battle with another trader. The Isle of Voices is a magical tale about a lazy son-in-law who unfortunately picks a fight with his sorcerer father-in-law. But my favorite is The Bottle Imp. This short story is about a very ancient bottle with a demon trapped inside. Did I mention that it grants wishes? Of course, it does! But be careful: if you don't sell it for less than you bought it, it will remain with you forever, and you really don't want that—a very imaginative story that blends magic, and devotion, with a touch of fairy tale.

Charles Scribner's Sons. Copyright, 1916. Small hardcover has flexible brown leather-covered boards with gold spine and cover lettering and decorations. The top page edges are gilt—binding tight. Hinges are cracked, covers worn at top edge and spine ends; leather at the very edge of the head of the spine is missing. Covers have light surface wear. Spine lightly sunned, imprinted bookplate on front endpaper name in ink. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages are clean and unmarked. 259 pages.
 
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