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London: Cassell & Company, Limited, 1883. First edition. Beautifully rebound by Bayntun-Rivieire in full leather with original sage-green cloth covers and spine bound in at rear. First issue with "7" missing from pagination p. 127 and Dead Man's Chest not capitalized in verses appearing on pp. 2 and 7 [Beineke 240; Grolier 59; Slater 42; Prideaux 11]. This copy with ads dated "12.83" (i.e., December 1883) -- the first printing sheets were produced November 14, 1883, then bound in four groups from November to December, likely making this copy among the latter copies to have been bound (although an argument could be made for copies with ads dated July to be among the latter ones bound, as it seems more likely that older ads would only have been used when and if the binder ran out of more current ones). 12mo full blue leather with all edges tooled in gilt; spine with 5 raised bands and 6 gilt-stamped compartments including 4 with gilt-tooled sailing ship ornamentation; gilt-ruled…

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.