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(London: Cassell 1911). First UK Edition Thus. NUMBERED LIMITED FIRST EDITION of 250 COPIES. This is the John Cameron illustrated deluxe edition hard back binding in publisher's original full vellum ornately decorated in gilt to the spine and to the front cover with full gilt border work; maritime images, top edge gilt, green and cream pictorial end papers. Untrimmed page edges. Hand-written number 0000 (out of sequence) of 250 Limited Edition copies. This Copy embossed on the title page: PRESENTATION COPY. Printed on 'Aldwych' water-marked paper with 12 full-page coloured plates by John Cameron (including the frontispiece) each mounted on dark brown card stock, with captioned tissue guards; numerous black and white tail pieces in the text. Some foxing to the page block edges which has crept into the text block in places. Overall VG indeed. Photographs/scans available upon request.

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.