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). 8vo 292 pp.įirst edition of this classic of children's literature, the greatest of all pirate tales. Clean map illustration facing title page with intact tissue guard. Gift inscription, "Sibyl Brooke from a Father, New Years Day 1884"on the head of the half title page. Covers are lightly rubbed with mild wear to extremities. Original sage green cloth boards with faded gilt lettering on the spine.
A first edition, first state with the required 8 pages of advertisements and following points: "dead man's chest" not capitalised on pages 2 or 7, the first letter of "vain" broken in the last line of page 40, the "a" not present in line 6 of page 63, the "8" dropped from the pagination on page 83, the "7" overstamped in the pagination on page 127, the full stop not present following "opportunity" in line 20 on page 178, with "worse" in line 3 of page 197, and the first advertisments (5R-1083) state October (not July or November as in later states).
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