Treasure island is an adventure novel by scottish author robert louis stevenson, narrating a tale of buccaneers and buried gold. Treasure island by robert louis stevenson, first edition abebooks. Treasure island 1911 wikisource, the free online library. The classic coming of age adventure novel of buccaneers and pirates. It was published by dover publications and has a total of 160 pages in the book. The authors of this referance book frank wilson and cheney herset have done a very indepth work on this book, one of stevensons best. This rare edition is not as common as it may look,this is only the second time in as many years that i have found. Between 1881 through 1882 treasure island, or the mutiny of the hispaniola, script was serialized in the childrens magazine, young folks. Wyeth keywords x, treasure island title x edit your search. Treasure island is a book by robert louis stevenson. Treasure island with original 1911 picture illustrations by n. Treasure island by robert louis stevenson first 1911 from geoffrey haun and biblio. Treasure island young readers classics by robert louis stevenson and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Treasure island 1911, by robert stevenson, 1st edition. Treasure island robert louis stevenson 1911 first edition needs tlc clean pages library book imprint cloth bound wanderlust chicavantgarde 5 out of 5 stars 630 354. Traditionally considered a comingofage story, treasure island. Famous characters include jim hawkins, long john silver, and ben gunn. It is about pirates and a treasure hunt on a tropical isle. Its captivating story, that holds the readers interest throughout, relates of a great treasure buried in a small island. Tagged alison shepard, andrew wyeth, howard pyle, jamie wyeth, n. Treasure island by robert louis stevenson books on. He plays an important part in disciplining the main characters on the ship as the. First edition, this book measures 7 by about 4 12 it is a cloth green book on the inside cover is a l name and on the next inside cover it says presented to me for. Treasure island illustrated by robert louis stevenson.
First published as a book in 1883, it was originally serialised in the childrens magazine young folks between 188182 under the title treasure island, or the mutiny of the hispaniola. Wyeth and was published by charles scribners sons in 1911. Elenore plaisted abbott while going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure. Read download treasure island pdf pdf book library. If you had the original book from 1883 or the original serialization from 188182, you could get more money. Treasure island 1911 by robert louis stevenson 18501894 published by charles scribners sons, new york with illustrations by newell convers wyeth 18821945 robert louis stevenson november 1850 3 december 1894 was a scottish novelist and travel writer, most noted for treasure island. Treasure island simple english wikipedia, the free. It was originally serialized in the magazine young folks between 1881 and 1882, stevenson writing it under the pseudonym captain george north.
Treasure island, n c wyeth, first edition abebooks. Literary touchstone edition and millions of other books are. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Editions of treasure island by robert louis stevenson. The first edition of treasure island stevenson, robert louis. Treasure island 1883 and kidnapped 1886 were the first of stevensons novels to be published by cassell, both first serialized in young folks, then afterwards published in book form, and they.
Treasure island by robert louis stevenson, first edition. An illustrated edition of treasure island by robert louis stevenson. Originally published in 1911 by cassell and company. Illustrated by wyeth with chapter xvi misnumbered page 23. Refine your search for treasure island book first edition. Front cover of a 1911 edition of treasure island treasure island is a childrens historical adventure novel of thirtysix chapters by the scottish author robert louis stevenson. Treasure island was first published as a book by cassell and company of london in 1883. The story was originally serialised in the childrens magazine young folks under the title the sea cook over a period of several months from 188182. But remember, treasure island wasnt originally published in 1911, it was published in 1883. Published by charles scribners sons, new york 1911. Jacobs and company edition, in english treasure island 1911 edition. This book features color illustrations throughout, with illustrated end papers, by n. It was first published as a book on 14 november 1883. Treasure island dover thrift editions by robert louis.
Wyeths fullcolor paintings for the 1911 edition of the book, as well as 44 drawings by louis rhead for his 1915 edition. Captain alexander smollett is the fictional captain of the schooner hispaniola in robert louis stevensons novel treasure island. Make offer treasure island by robert louis stevenson hardcover 1911 first edition robert louis stevenson works 15 volumes in red scribners 18951920 illustrated. Robert louis stevensons 1912 edition of treasure island, vintage reading, classic books, old books vintageatmosphere. If you had the original book from 1883 or the original serialization from 188182, you could get. Collecting treasure island by stevenson, robert louis. Treasure island, a wonderfully crafted edition of stevenson s classic adventure story, is known for its great plot, immortal characters and vivid images. Scribners ny 1911 first edition, first printing with 23 rather than 123 listed under page numbers in table of context. Treasure island 1911 ebook by robert louis stevenson. With some illustrations this is from the atheneaum press and has the detailed map on the front flyleaf and other illustrations. Treasure island by stevenson what a very rare find indeed. Rare books by robert louis stevenson, including first editions, signed and finely bound copies, and handsome sets of his collected works. Collecting treasure island by stevenson, robert louis first edition. This 1911 edition, published by charles scribners sons in new york, is illustrated by newell convers wyeth.
Treasure island 1911, by robert stevenson, 1st edition illustrated by. Included as an addendum at the end of the book is the essay, my first book. Wyeths illustrations was first published in 1911, and in fine condition a copy of that 1911 edition. First editions have 1883 as the year of publication on the title page with. A first edition from 1883 would be worth a bit more i suspect. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Treasure island is an adventure novel by robert louis stevenson. The title of this book is treasure island dover thrift editions and it was written by robert louis stevenson. How much is my treasure island book from 1911 worth.
This book is a standard english classic 1911 ginn and company. Traditionally considered a comingofage story, treasure island is the classic pirate tale, known for its superb atmosphere. The scans on which these pages are based are missing the captions for some illustrations, probably due the fragility of the translucent pages on which the captions were printed. First published as a book on 23 may 1883, it was originally serialized in the childrens magazine young folks between 1881 and 1882 under the title treasure island. Treasure island by robert louis stevenson first 1911 from.
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