Octavo. (viii), 138, (blank) (iv)pp. The American edition of Stevenson's best-known novel preceded the English edition by three days. This classic tale of dual personalities, and the duality of good and evil within each human being, has captured the imagination of readers for generations. The story was made into a play almost immediately after the book's release, and it has been adapted into numerous films beginning in 1908. Actors such as Richard Mansfield, John Barrymore, and Spencer Tracy have taken on the Jekyll/Hyde role, embracing its challenging exploration of the human psyche. In original olive green cloth with gilt lettering on upper cover and spine. T.e.g. Minimal rubs to corners and spine ends, short horizontal dent in cloth just below spine titling and tiny spot near outer front hinge. Withal, a bright, pleasing copy of a book not often encountered thus. (Beinecke 346; Barron 1-86).