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Robert Louis Stevenson. Treasure Island. London: Cassell & Company, Limited, 1883....
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"The finest tale of maritime adventure that has been told since Defoe produced his great romance..." - Prideaux
Robert Louis Stevenson. Treasure Island. London:
Cassell & Company, Limited, 1883.8vo. Publisher's brick-red cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Color-printed map frontispiece. Folding case.
FIRST EDITION in book form, FIRST PRINTING. Third or fourth binding with 4 pages of ads at rear dated: "5R-1083." The phrase "dead man's chest" is not capitalized on pp. 2 or 7; "7" is stamped in the pagination on p. 127; the period is dropped in line 20 on p. 178.
Condition: Cloth stained and rubbed, corners bumped, spine ends pushed and a bit frayed, other edgewear. Front hinge cracked, rear hinge cracked and just holding, somewhat leaned, textblock over-opened, a few scattered stains.
References: Beinecke/McKay 241; Prideaux 11.
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2024 July 25 Historical Platinum Signature® Auction #6294 (go to Auction Home page)
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