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Treasure Island
by Stevenson, Robert Louis
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London, Paris, New York & Melbourne: Cassell and Company, Limited, 1899. This is a Very Good copy of an early illustrated edition ["Eighty-Seventh Thousand"]. Blue-green cloth binding, illustrated on the front board in black, blue and white of Jim in the rigging pointing two pistols at his pursuer. Titling in gilt on the spine. Clean text; map of the island in black, red, brown and blue; followed by an illustrated half-title; viii, 202 pages. Large award label on the front paste-down awarding the Form Prize during Summer Term 1900. There are two publisher catalogs in the rear. The first (ten pages) features reproductions of the author's signatures; followed by a 16-page version in text-only. Slight lean; rubbing to the margins; minor spotting within. In an archival plastic protector.. Early Illustrated Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Treasure Island is an adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. The story was originally serialised in the children's magazine Young Folks under the title The Sea Cook over a period of several months from 1881-82. Traditionally considered a coming-of-age story, Treasure Island is the classic pirate tale, known for its superb atmosphere, character and action. It is one of the most frequently dramatised of all novels. The influence of Treasure Island on popular perception of pirates is vast, including treasure maps with an "X", schooners, the Black Spot, tropical islands, and one-legged seamen with parrots on their shoulders.
Reviews
On Jun 27 2020, a reader said:
Great book, absolutely loved reading it.
On Sep 13 2014, a reader said:
A wonderful Penguin hard bound edition. Fun to read it again.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006623
- Title
- Treasure Island
- Author
- Stevenson, Robert Louis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Early Illustrated Edition
- Publisher
- Cassell and Company, Limited
- Place of Publication
- London, Paris, New York & Melbourne
- Date Published
- 1899
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Literature;
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
We accept checks and money orders in US Dollars. Credit card orders are accepted through Biblio. California residents add appropriate sales tax. Items are returnable for any reason within ten days of receipt (please email or call first before returning item).
About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
Glossary
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- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
This Book’s Categories
- Children & Juvenile Children’s Fiction & Literature
- Fiction & Literature Action & Adventure
- Fiction & Literature Fiction by Region British Fiction
- Fiction & Literature Classic Literature
- Fiction & Literature English Fiction
- Fiction & Literature Historical Fiction
- Fiction & Literature Individual Authors Robert Louis Stevenson
- Fiction & Literature Mystery & Thrillers Mystery
- Children & Juvenile Juvenile & Young Adult Juvenile Fiction & Literature Juvenile Classics
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