Octavo, original blue cloth, map frontispiece. STEVENSON, Robert Louis.įirst edition with the following points: 'dead man's chest' on p.2 and p.7 not capitalised 'rain' for 'vain' in last line p.40 'a' not presen, p.63, line 6 '7' is missing from pagination on p.127 full-stop is missing after 'opportunity' p.178, line 20 'worse' for 'worst' p.197, line 3. Housed in a custom felt lined solander folding box in quarter blue calf, the spine divided into six panels with gilt lettering in the second and fourth, desert island centre tools to the others, lettered in gilt with cross lines, blue cloth sides. Rubbing of the cloth across the spine ends and corners, surface marks to the covers, very light spotting to the front end sheets.

With first edition points as follows: pages 2 and 7: 'deadman's chest' not capitalised page 40, last two lines: the 'v' in vain, and also the 'm' in the word miscreant above is broken page 63: 'A' missing in line 6 page 83: the '8' is not dropped page 127: '7' is over stamped in the pagination page 178: full stop not present following 'opportunity' in line 20 page 197, line 3 'worse' for worst and the first advertisements (5R-1083) state October (not July or November as in later states). viii, 292, followed by 8 pages of publisher's advertisements numbered 5R-1083.

Contains original frontispiece map in 4 colours with tissue guard, pp.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, black coated end sheets.

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