Treasure Island
by Stevenson, Robert Louis
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0805237070
- ISBN 13
- 9780805237078
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Schocken Books, 1979. Book. Illus. by Peake, Mervyn. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition Thus.. First published in this edition, stated. Full number line. Brown cloth. Boards clean and solid; lower corners trifle bumped. Spine clean and square, ends gently bumped. Binding sound. Text block with very light foxing. Previous owner's name and date on front end paper, else contents unmarked and clean. DJ price-clipped, some toning and light dust soiling. Edges rubbed with a few short closed tears and some associated creasing. Spine head and heel with light chipping. Front panel illustration whole and attractive. Scarce in this edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
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
- Small World Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 072009
- Title
- Treasure Island
- Author
- Stevenson, Robert Louis
- Illustrator
- Peake, Mervyn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition Thus.
- ISBN 10
- 0805237070
- ISBN 13
- 9780805237078
- Publisher
- Schocken Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- mervyn peake iustrated
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- Edges
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- Cloth
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- Number Line
- A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...
- Chipping
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- Text Block
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- Spine
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
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