STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS. Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. [8], 141, [3] pages, including leaf of publisher's advertisements. 8vo, 1/2 black morocco by Zaehnsdorf, recased, rebacked in later cloth, top edges gilt, extremities rubbed with light exposure; original front wrapper bound in, abrading along hinges, advert leaf with mended tear. Provenance: The Forbes Collection. First English edition, first issue with date hand-corrected on front wrapper as called for. Longman intended to market the book in December 1885 but, in order to avoid competition with the numerous Christmas releases, publication was postponed until January. Precedes the clothbound issue by about a week. Beinecke 346; Prideaux 17; Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1886