treasure island robert louis stevenson first edition

Only 2000 copies of this first book edition published and bound in a variety of cloth colors, no priority. Frontispiece map of Treasure Island, printed in four colors and has the original tissue guard. Treasure Island is listed as having 304 pages on p. 178 'worst' is mispelled as 'worse' in the third line of p 197. 127 the period is lacking following 'opportunity' in line 20 of p. 83 the '7' is larger and bolder in pagination on p. 63 the '8' is not present in the pagination on p. 40 is broken so we can't tell which state it is the 'a' is not present in line 6 of p. 2 and 7 The first letter for 'rain' or 'vain' in the last line of p. Slight wear along joints and minor rubbing to cloth, inner hinges splitting but firm, toning to contents nonetheless a bright, very good copy.įirst edition, first issue with 'dead man's chest' not capitalized on pp. 20th-century bookplate to front pastedown. Frontispiece map with captions printed in red, brown, and blue with 8 pp. Housed in custom blue cloth solander box. Original green cloth (issued in various colours without priority), spine lettered in gilt, black endpapers. 154 Grolier Club, One Hundred Books Famous in Children's Literature, 48 Osborne 2: 1030 Prideaux 11. This copy has the points indicative of earliest issue:'dead man's chest' not capitalized on page 2, line 6 nor page 7, line 19 the full stop not present following 'opportunity' in line 20, and the first state advertisements coded '5R-1083'. It was only with the appearance of this first edition in book form, however, that it received serious attention, and 'was immediately hailed by critics as a classic' (ibid.). It was first serialized in Young Folks magazine from October 1881 to January 1882 under the pseudonym 'Captain George North'.

Treasure Island was inspired by the now-famous treasure map the author had drawn to entertain his young stepson 'on a rainy day in the Scottish Highlands' (Grolier). 8vo 292 pp.įirst edition of this classic of children's literature, the greatest of all pirate tales. Clean map illustration facing title page with intact tissue guard. Gift inscription, 'Sibyl Brooke from a Father, New Years Day 1884'on the head of the half title page. Covers are lightly rubbed with mild wear to extremities. Original sage green cloth boards with faded gilt lettering on the spine.

A first edition, first state with the required 8 pages of advertisements and following points: 'dead man's chest' not capitalised on pages 2 or 7, the first letter of 'vain' broken in the last line of page 40, the 'a' not present in line 6 of page 63, the '8' dropped from the pagination on page 83, the '7' overstamped in the pagination on page 127, the full stop not present following 'opportunity' in line 20 on page 178, with 'worse' in line 3 of page 197, and the first advertisments (5R-1083) state October (not July or November as in later states).

Treasure island robert louis stevenson first edition