Treasure Island.

London: Cassell & Company, Limited,, 1883. Immediately hailed by critics as a classic First edition of this classic of children's literature, the greatest of all pirate tales. 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). It was first serialized in Young Folks magazine from October 1881 to January 1882 under the pseudonym "Captain George North". 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.). 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". Octavo. Original green cloth (issued in various colours without priority), spine lettered in gilt, black endpapers. Housed in custom blue cloth solander box. Frontispiece map with captions printed in red, brown, and blue; with 8 pp. of publisher's advertisements. 20th-century bookplate to front pastedown. Slight wear along joints and minor rubbing to cloth, inner hinges splitting but firm, contents toned; nonetheless a bright, very good copy. Carter, Binding Variants, p. 154; Grolier Children's 100, 48; Osborne 2: 1030; Prideaux 11.