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**FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING FROM THE MODERN LIBRARY'S "FIRST CATALOG" OF ITS FIRST 12 BOOKS EVER PRINTED IN MAY, 1917** Here we have a "FIRST CATALOG" Modern Library book of the first 12 books printed by The Modern Library in May of 1917 with all the points indicating a FIRST PRINTING: * Type 1 spine * Marbled end papers * "Just Issued" catalog - Type C1 of the first 12 books in The Modern Library The book is in NEAR FINE condition. Brown binding is tight and solid with the slightest of wear. Gilt bright and nice. Top stain present and nice. No writing or marks, contents are clean and bright. GORGEOUS! **EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND MODERN LIBRARY FIRST CATALOG, FIRST PRINTING!!** **I WILL BE LISTIING OVER 400 COLLECTIBLE, RARE, OR SIGNED MODERN LIBRARY EDITIONS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS FROM 30 YEARS OF ACTIVE COLLECTING AROUND THE WORLD - PLEASE VISIT MY SELLERS PAGE TO VIEW THEM ALL**.

Treasure Island is an adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of 'buccaneers and buried gold.' It was originally serialized in the children's magazine Young Folks between 1881 and 1882 under the title 'Treasure Island or, the mutiny of the Hispaniola', with Stevenson adopting the pseudonym Captain George North. Traditionally considered a coming-of-age story, it is an adventure tale known for its atmosphere, characters, and action. It is also noted as a wily critique of the ambiguity of morality—as seen in Long John Silver—unusual for children's literature. It is one of the most frequently dramatized of all novels. The influence of Treasure Island on popular perceptions of pirates is enormous, including such elements as treasure maps marked with an 'X', schooners, the Black Spot, tropical islands, and one-legged seamen bearing parrots on their shoulders.