Treasure Island

5C, by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated with 8 Colour Plates

Description

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson is a classic adventure novel first published in 1883. The story follows young Jim Hawkins, who discovers a pirate’s treasure map and embarks on a thrilling sea voyage aboard the Hispaniola to find the buried riches. Along the way, he encounters the cunning and charismatic Long John Silver, whose shifting loyalties create both danger and intrigue. Filled with mutiny, courage, and moral lessons about greed and honor, Treasure Island remains one of the most enduring tales of piracy and adventure in English literature.

Notes

Full crushed brown morocco with embossed onlay and block-cut pirate design, with red and dark green title labels, gilt nautical devices and lettering to spine; marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. A few minor marks to leather and vey slight yellowing to pages, otherwise clean and bright. Eight colored plates and 30 black and white illustrations by S. Van Abbe. Beautiful copy.