Numbered “49” in ink on the edition page. Internally very clean, with all plates present. Tip of front board bottom corner scorched. Bound in full vellum, decoratively stamped in gilt. A black and red copy of the author's original treasure map is facing page 3. The book is illustrated throughout with 12 full-page color plates, including the frontispiece, mounted on dark thick card stock, all with captioned tissue guards. Inside, the printed pages of text are on Aldwych water-marked paper. The top edge is gilt and the book boasts green and cream pictorial endpapers. The book is bound, as issued in 1911, in the publisher's original full vellum, ornately decorated in gilt to the spine and to the front cover with full gilt border work, maritime images, and titles. This is one of the greatest literary adventure classics of all time, beautifully presented here in binding, text, and illustration. 'The force of invention and vividness of narrative appealed to every reader' (DNB). The serial publication was not well-received, but on its appearance in book form the story was hailed as the best tale of adventure in print. Treasure Island was first published in book form in London by Cassell and Company on November 14, 1883, in an edition of only 2000 copies. Treasure Island was serialized in Young Folks, a popular children’s magazine publication, between 18 under the title The Sea Cook and under the pseudonym “Captain George North.” It was inspired by a detailed map of an island that Stevenson and his stepson drew one rainy day, complete with hidden treasure and cryptic instructions. Stevenson's great adventure at sea is further brought to life in this printing through the vivid and evocative illustrations of John Cameron. Published by Cassell & Company in 1911 with only 250 copies printed in this deluxe style of vellum gilt, this book is numbered “49” on the edition page. This is the first limited edition printing of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island. Bound in full vellum, with decorative gilt stamps, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed, and illustrated endpapers.

First limited edition, #49 of 250 numbered copies.

London, etc: Cassell & Company, Ltd, 1911.

Treasure island book first edition