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First edition of the exemplar adventure novel
London, Paris, & New York: Cassell & Company, Limited, 1883.
After a somewhat disappointing run when published serially in Young Folks, Treasure Island became a success when first published in book form in 1883, helping establish the archetype of the one-legged pirate with a parrot on his shoulder and the trope of "crosses on the map to show where the treasure is". Even Stevenson's sea song "Dead Man's Chest", for which he only wrote the chorus, became well-known separate from the novel itself.
Issue points
On pp. 2 and 7, "Dead Man's Chest" is uncapitalized
Missing "8" from p. 83
Stamped "7" for missing digit on p. 127
Lacks period after "opportunity" on p. 178
On third line of p. 197, "worse" instead of "worst"
viii [viii + 2pp. map frontispiece with tissue guard], 292, 4 (pub. ads).
Housed in custom buckram case with printed paper label.
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