Treasure Island
London: Cassell & Company, 1883.
First edition, first printing, with 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". Bound in publisher's drab green cloth lettered in gilt Near Fine with slight lean to binding and minor rubbing at edges. Neatly recased with front and rear inner hinges repaired, slight tobacco smoke odor. Front pastedown with retouched corner and remnants of former owner's bookplate, light creases to tissueguard at frontis map. Light toning and minor foxing to contents with small nick at edge of 99-100 pp. and a small bookseller ticket to rear paste down. A very nice copy, housed in a custom half leather single ruled chemise case lettered in gilt. The classic coming-of-age literary adventure novel. Originally serialized from 1881 to 1882 in the children's magazine Young Folks under the title Treasure Island or the Mutiny of the Hispaniola.
Price: $12,500