154 Grolier Club, One Hundred Books Famous in Children's Literature, 48 Osborne 2: 1030 Prideaux 11. This copy has the points indicative of earliest issue:'dead man's chest' not capitalized on page 2, line 6 nor page 7, line 19 the full stop not present following 'opportunity' in line 20, and the first state advertisements coded '5R-1083'. It was only with the appearance of this first edition in book form, however, that it received serious attention, and 'was immediately hailed by critics as a classic' (ibid.). It was first serialized in Young Folks magazine from October 1881 to January 1882 under the pseudonym 'Captain George North'. Treasure Island was inspired by the now-famous treasure map the author had drawn to entertain his young stepson 'on a rainy day in the Scottish Highlands' (Grolier). $15,000.įirst edition of this classic of children's literature, the greatest of all pirate tales. Morgan Library, Early Children's Books and Their Illustration, 206. Jack London, in so many ways RLS's true spiritual heir, declared: 'His Treasure Island will be a classic to go down with Robinson Crusoe, Through the Looking Glass and The Jungle Books'' (Frank McLynn, Robert Louis Stevenson, p.

Yeats wrote to tell that the book was the only one in which his seafaring grandfather had ever taken any pleasure and that he reread it on his deathbed with infinite satisfaction. 'Treasure Island established itself as a classic, drawing plaudits from the widest range of literary sensibilities. Housed in a chemise and quarter blue morocco slipcase. A few instances of finger smudging and page 137 rough opened at top margin, not affecting text. Spine slightly darkened and boards with some light spots. Headcap, tailcap and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contemporary ink inscription to bookplate owner Rev. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown. Original rare royal blue diagonal fine-ribbed cloth with covers ruled in blind and spine ruled and lettered in gilt. Only 2000 copies of this first book edition published and bound in a variety of cloth colors, no priority. Frontispiece map of Treasure Island, printed in four colors and has the original tissue guard. Treasure Island is listed as having 304 pages on p.

178 'worst' is mispelled as 'worse' in the third line of p 197. 127 the period is lacking following 'opportunity' in line 20 of p. 83 the '7' is larger and bolder in pagination on p. 63 the '8' is not present in the pagination on p. 40 is broken so we can't tell which state it is the 'a' is not present in line 6 of p. 2 and 7 The first letter for 'rain' or 'vain' in the last line of p. First edition, first issue with 'dead man's chest' not capitalized on pp.

Treasure island first edition