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London: Cassel & Co, 1883. First edition, first issue, in the 2/3/4 Binding with the 5R-1083 ads. Frontispiece map in three colors. viii, 292, 8 [ads] pp. 8vo. Red cloth stamped in gilt (no priority in color). Shelfwear and a spot on spine, under the title, spine a bit cocked, light foxing starting from both ends, a few marks in black endpapers, partly faded ownership signature opposite the half-title, dated in the year of publication (rare considering that the book was released between November 14 and about December 7 of that year). Custom cloth dropbox. First edition, first issue, in the 2/3/4 Binding with the 5R-1083 ads. Frontispiece map in three colors. viii, 292, 8 [ads] pp. 8vo. The enduring children's classic adventure story and the all-time archetypal pirate story. The hesitant issuing of this book (750 of the first issue of 200 were released in various bindings with July ads) is probably due to the lack of enthusiasm shown when first serialized in 1881, but upon the book's…

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.