Author: Stevenson,Robert Louis illustrations by Eleonore Schmid
Title: TREASURE ISLAND
Description: London, Studio Vista Books 1964 illustrations & charts {47 which includes multi folding charts on grey cartridge paper several with red and white printed colours. . 4to yellow cloth with 3 skull & cross bones in black to cover and titled to spine in black with yellow dust jacket printed in red and black [jacket with edge tears and some edge losses, not affecting print] half title +title in orange and black print + map of the island +" to purchaser" + illustration list + contents + text + Appendix + crew roster of Hispaniola + nautical glossary + Books about treasure,pirates & ships total 87pp + [1p=illustration] Neat gift inscription to free endpaper. This edition well augmented by accurate historical details such as navigational instruments, ships layouts and cross sections, guns and period muskets, coinage, the effect of wind on sails, several pages of nautical glossary etc.

Keywords: adventure fiction pirates sailing ships treasure


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