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UK: Cassell, 1899. First Edition Thus . Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Wal Paget. 1st Edition Thus 1899. A new edition with 46 illustrations by Wal Paget. Uncommon edition. Book is very good with lightly rubbed edges. Gilt bright. Contents good with foxing to pages. Name to endpaper. Binding is tight and square. Quite a bright example of a uncommon edition. More images can be taken upon request. Ref18694

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.

Identifiable by the publisher’s catalogue dated '5G. 7.83' and '7.83' at the end of the volume, indicating the date of the first publication in July 1883.