STEVENSON, Robert Louis.
Treasure Island.
London: Cassell & Company , 1883.
$15,000.00
In Stock
Item Number: RRB-147069
+$450
“Seaward ho! Hang the treasure! It's the glory of the sea that has turned my head": Rare First Edition of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island
First edition, first issue of Stevenson's timeless tale of adventure which set the gold standard for the pirate genre. With the following first issue points: 8 page publisher’s list at end, December ads numbered 5E-12.83; "dead man's chest" not capitalized on pp. 2 or 7; broken type of “vain” in the last line on p. 40; “a” missing in line 6, p. 63; p. 83 with 8 present in the page number; 7 not present in the pagination of p. 127; period not present on line 20 of page 178; “worse” instead of “worst” on line 3 of page 197. Octavo, original sage green cloth, tissue-guarded frontispiece map. In near fine condition with light rubbing. Housed in a custom full morocco slipcase and chemise. An exceptional example, rare in this condition.
Treasure Island.
$15,000.00
In Stock
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