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Although the breeze had now utterly failed, we had made a great deal of way during the night, and were now lying becalmed about half a. Treasure island complete and fully illustrated with the. The serial publication in young folks running through january 1882 was not especially wellreceived, but on its appearance in book form the following year in an edition of only 2000 copies, the story was hailed as the best tale of adventure. To the hesitating purchaser if sailor tales to sailor tunes. He grows from an irresponsible, immature lad to a mature, sociable youth. Frontispiece map of treasure island, printed in four colors and has the original tissue guard. Treasure island, 1883 robert louis stevenson treasure.
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Half of stevensons original manuscripts are lost, including those of treasure island, the black arrow, and the. Appears in 20 books from 1883 2007 page 102 the appearance of the island when i came on deck next morning was altogether changed. Treasure island classic starts series by robert louis. He frightens the locals by getting raucously drunk and singing the sea chanty. Treasure island by robert louis stevenson, first edition abebooks.
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Treasure island 3 introduction to treasure island during the summer of twothousand. Known predominantly as a childrens story, treasure island, has its roots in very adult themes and actually reads like an adult novel. In 1750, fiftyfive chests of silver pieces of eight were stolen from a spanish galleon at ocracoke, north carolina, and carried to the west. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Original vellum, black morocco label missing, top edge gilt.
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