Treasure Island
by Stevenson, Robert Louis
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.
First edition identification
Treasure Island was first published as a book by Cassell and Company of London in 1883. First editions have 1883 as the year of publication on the title page with the copyright page left blank. First editions also contain multiple points of issue, including
(but not limited to): "Dead Man’s Chest" is uncapitalized on pages 2 and 7, “rain”
instead of “vain” in the last line of pg. 40, the “7” is missing from the
pagination on pg. 127, "worse" for "worst" in the third
line of pg. 197.
Other Collectible or Notable Editions
Published in 1927, Edmund Dulac illustrated an edition of Treasure Island for Ernest Benn of London. With only 50 numbered copies printed on handmade paper and signed by Dulac, a copy of this edition sells for upwards of $10,000.
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Treasure Island (Second Edition)
by Robert Louis Stevenson
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- Used - Very Good Condition
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Published
- 1884
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- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
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Springfield, Ohio, USA
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$2,958.00
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Cassell & Company Limited, London, 1884. Second Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition. Book Frontispiece map plate printed in gray and three other colors (red, brown and blue). Second edition issue points (besides the fact it is stated to be the Second Edition on the title page) include: "dead man's chest" uncapitalized on pages 2… Read more about this item Item Price
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Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
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Used - In very good condition.
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Toronto, Ontario, CAN
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$575.00
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Toronto: The Musson Book Company. . In very good condition.
. Edition: First Canadian Edition., Binding: contemporary morocco, title in gilt on spine, flat spine with decorative gilt compartments. Author’s initials in gilt lettering on upper board.
, Notes: Treasure Island is an adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of “buccaneers and buried… Read more about this item Item Price
$575.00
Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
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- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket - Needs Restoration
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- First Edition - Printing
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- Binding is intact - Near Fine Condition
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Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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$782.00
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Robert Louis Stevenson TREASURE ISLAND
Grosset Dunlap New York 1st Edition Green boards.
RARE - Dust Jacket (See Photo)
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$782.00
Treasure Island
by STEVENSON, Robert Louis
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- Used
- Edition
- First edition
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- 1883
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- Original cloth
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Belfast, Belfast, GBR
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$3,515.40
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first edition 8vo. viii, 292pp., frontispiece map plate printed in grey and three other colours, original rust brown cloth lettered in gilt on spine, small capital 'R' shape (presumably Rutherford's initial - see below) cut out of the blank top margin of the title page, small burn hole in blank upper margin of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Treasure Island
by Stevenson, Robert Louis
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1883
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Beverly Hills, California, USA
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$10,000.00
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Cassell, 1883. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. A very good first printing with all first issue points present. Housed in a custom-made collector's case. Item Price
$10,000.00
Treasure Island (Second edition-1884)
by Robert Louis Stevenson
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- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dj cover as issued
- Edition
- Second edition
- Published
- 1884
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Southampton, Hampshire, GBR
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$2,636.55
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Cassell & Company, Limited, 1884. Second edition. Hardcover. Very good/No Dj cover as issued. VGC.Cassell & Company, Limited, London, 1884.Second edition with some of the first issue points. dead man's chest on pages 2 and 7, rain for vain in the last line of page 40, the 8 is present in the pagination on page 83, which is… Read more about this item Item Price
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Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
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- Used
- Edition
- Special
- Published
- 1947
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- Cloth-bound
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Anoka, Minnesota, USA
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$19.00
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New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers: Illustrated Junior Library, 1947. G&D Reprint. Cloth and boards. Very Good +/Good +. Norman Price. Beige pictorial boards decorated with light green ship's lockers, blocks & tackle, illustrated by Norman Price with several full-page full-color pictures & dramatic B&W in-text artistry; 341 pages. Attractive illustrated edition of Stevenson's classic coming-of-age novel… Read more about this item Item Price
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Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Edition
- Copyright page with date missing.
- Published
- No Date
- Binding
- Royal Blue with gold lettering.
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- 1
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Winfield, Illinois, USA
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$19.95
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Royal Blue embossed leather-look cover with gold lettering on the spine in Like New condition/No Dust Jacket. Copyright page missing, Title page is seperated from binding about an inch at the top; otherwise book in Fine condition. Item Price
$19.95
Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
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- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket
- Edition
- First thus
- Published
- 1923
- Binding
- Hardback book
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- 1
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Rochdale, Greater Manchester, GBR
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$8.79
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William Heinemann Ltd, 1923. First thus. Hardback book. Fair/No jacket. Spine faded. Light marks and discolouration to covers. Stain to front cover and page edges. For more information on our condition gradings, see Terms of Sale below. Item Price
$8.79
Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
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- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Published
- 1885
- Binding
- Decorative Cloth
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- 1
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Northampton, Northamptonshire, GBR
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$941.62
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UK: Cassell, 1885. First Edition Thus . Decorative Cloth. Very Good +/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 1st Illustrated Edition 1885. Twenty Five full plate engravings and a map. Early illustrated Treasure Islands are very uncommon. Bound in the original decorative cloth. Book is very good and quite bright. Light marking to cloth in… Read more about this item Item Price
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Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
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- Used
- Published
- 1923
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St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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$65.00
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Loose binding, back cover has water damage, some pages stained. Item Price
$65.00
Treasure Island
by Stevenson, Robert Louis
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1883
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Beverly Hills, California, USA
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$15,000.00
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Cassell &Co, 1883. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. A very good first printing with all first issue points present. Housed in a custom-made fold-out case. Comes with a letter by the bookseller, Francis Edwards from London, to his client, dated December 16th 1924, in which he states that this is a first edition. Item Price
$15,000.00
Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
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- New
- Edition
- Collector's Edition
- Published
- 2016
- Binding
- Bonded Leather
- ISBN 10
- 1435160649
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- 1
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Carrollton, Texas, USA
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$34.00
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New York: Facsimile Publisher, 2016. New. Sealed in publisher's shrink-wrap. Barnes & Noble Collectible of a children's classic. This unread book is tight and square with solid hinges, sharp corners, and unmarred boards. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, stamp, or markings. Bound in bonded leather with illustrated endpapers. Classic illustrations by N.C. Wyeth. Publisher's pictures are included in… Read more about this item Item Price
$34.00
Treasure Island
by STEVENSON, Robert Louis
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- Used
- Published
- 1883
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Beverly Hills, California, USA
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$15,000.00
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London: Cassell & Company, 1883. First edition, first issue with "dead man's chest" not capitalized on pp. 2 and 7; The first letter for "rain" or "vain" in the last line of p. 40 is broken so we can't tell which state it is; the "a" is not present in line 6 of p. 63; the "8" is not… Read more about this item Item Price
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Treasure Island
by Stevenson, Robert Louis
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- Used
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Published
- 1884
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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$4,000.00
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Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1884. First American Edition. First American edition. viii, 292, [4 ads] pp. with frontispiece map. Bound in publisher's yellowish brown cloth with black lettering, floral endpapers. Very Good, well-rubbed along edges, slight lean, binding shaken, rear hinge starting, a few page gatherings proud, former owner's inscription on front free endpaper, a few small stains and corner… Read more about this item Item Price
$4,000.00
Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
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- Used - Good
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FLAGSTAFF HILL, South Australia, AUS
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$8.22
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No publishing date. The classic tale of pirates and treasure. 177 pages with a colour illustration. Book in good condition with tanning and fading to spine (see photos). Item Price
$8.22
Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1920
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North Adams, Massachusetts, USA
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$8.00
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Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. "The Reader's Library", Lucan Lexow, Editor. Condition: Very Good. J H Sears & Company, Inc., Publishers, New York. Undated but c. 1920. Set up, Printed and Bound by THE KINGSPORT PRESS, Kingsport, Tennessee. Owner's name written inside endpaper; otherwise unmarked. Binding tight with slight tears to back endpaper. 6.5… Read more about this item Item Price
$8.00
Treasure Island and Kidnapped
by Robert Louis Stevenson
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- Used
- Published
- circa 1930
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Saltash , Cornwall, GBR
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$62.78
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Collins Clear-Type Press, London. Hardcover.
Condition: Used. Covers faded and worn at edges but binding seems good. Small tear to page 91 but does not affect readability.
Undated but must be circa 1930s as there is an inscription written to my grandfather on the back of the front cover which is dated 1930. It can be seen in the pictures.
Fully… Read more about this item Item Price
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Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
- Condition
- Used - Good ++
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Reprint
- Published
- 1893
- Binding
- Decorative Cloth
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- 1
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Northampton, Northamptonshire, GBR
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$282.49
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UK: Cassell, 1893. Reprint . Decorative Cloth. Good ++/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 44th Thousand Illustrated Edition 1893. Bound in the original decorative cloth. Twenty Five full plate engravings and a map. Book is good++ and quite bright. Light marking cloth and gilt on spine dull. Edge rubbing. The… Read more about this item Item Price
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Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
- Condition
- Used - Very Good ++
- Edition
- Reprint
- Published
- 1924
- Binding
- Full-Leather
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Northampton, Northamptonshire, GBR
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$110.48
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UK: Cassell, 1924. Reprint . Full-Leather. Very Good ++. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 4th Imp Tusitala Edition. Deluxe edition and fully leather bound. Book is very good++ and very bright.Light rubbing to spine top. Contents good. Small name to endpaper. More images can be taken upon request. Ref15525
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$110.48