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Treasure Island

by Stevenson, Robert Louis

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About This Item

Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1884. First American Edition. First American edition. viii, 292, [4 ads] pp. with frontispiece map. Bound in publisher's yellowish brown cloth with black lettering, floral endpapers. Very Good, well-rubbed along edges, slight lean, binding shaken, rear hinge starting, a few page gatherings proud, former owner's inscription on front free endpaper, a few small stains and corner creases to text. The classic adventure novel of pirates and buried treasure.

Synopsis

Treasure Island is an adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. The story was originally serialised in the children's magazine Young Folks under the title The Sea Cook over a period of several months from 1881-82. Traditionally considered a coming-of-age story, Treasure Island is the classic pirate tale, known for its superb atmosphere, character and action. It is one of the most frequently dramatised of all novels. The influence of Treasure Island on popular perception of pirates is vast, including treasure maps with an "X", schooners, the Black Spot, tropical islands, and one-legged seamen with parrots on their shoulders. 

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On Jun 27 2020, a reader said:
Great book, absolutely loved reading it.
On Sep 13 2014, a reader said:
A wonderful Penguin hard bound edition. Fun to read it again.

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Bookseller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
140943121
Title
Treasure Island
Author
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Book Condition
Used
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First American Edition
Publisher
Roberts Brothers
Place of Publication
Boston
Date Published
1884
Keywords
pirates, novel, adventure fiction
Bookseller catalogs
Literature;

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Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.

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Edges
The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Hinge
The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Shaken
A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Gatherings
A term used in bookbinding, where a gathering of sheets is folded at the middle, then bound into the binding together. The...

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