Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson, (Illustrated by N. C. Wyeth), 1942 🏴‍☠️📜🏝️

Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson, (Illustrated by N. C. Wyeth), 1942 🏴‍☠️📜🏝️1. Introduction This is a 1942 edition of "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson, published by Charles Scribner's Sons. This book is a Later Printing of the N. C. Wyeth Illustrated Edition. This copy has a prior owner's inscription and a bookstore tag. 2. About the Book "Treasure Island" is an adventure tale that follows Jim Hawkins as he searches for buried treasure. He finds himself with a mutinous crew led by Long John Silver. The narrative

The "Molière" form was one of the most successful and enduring shapes produced by the Kronach factory

he published over 150 books and countless magazine stories

An Admirer of Antique Gift Books: This is a classic

A prior owner inscription and a small ex-libris tag are on the front endpaper

The book has a dark red cloth binding

This is an early example of a mass-market history book

illustrated document of a major event

its historical importance

and religious repression

The Wrecker was inspired by Stevenson's real-life experiences sailing through the South Pacific aboard the schooner Equator in 1888

and some loss of the original finish on the spine and edges

The tray's edges are beautifully scalloped