Kidnapped Being the Adventures of David Balfour

London, Paris and Melbourne: Cassell & Company, Limited, 1895 . Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5". W. B. Hole. The forty fifth thousand of Stevenson's historical fiction adventure novel with illustrations by William Brassey Hole. Forty-fifth thousand of Kidnapped Being the Adventures of David Balfour by Robert Louis Stevenson. The historical action adventure novel for boys was first published in the Young Folks Magazine. Stevenson was a Scottish author best known for works such as Treasure Island. Illustrated with sixteen monochrome plates of illustrations by William Hole, the nineteenth century Scottish artist and engraver. Also includes a large folding map as the frontispiece in near fine condition. Collated, complete. With fifteen pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear.Prior owner's ink inscription to the first free endpaper dated 1896. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, very smart. There is some minor bumping tot he head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. The spine is slightly faded. The hinges are strained but firm. Prior owner's ink inscription to the first free endpaper dated 1896. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the occasional spot. Very Good