Treasure Island
By Robert Louis Stevenson
With Forty Six Original Illustrations by Wal Paget
Published by Cassell And Company Ltd: London 1912
Presentation Prize Binding From Brighton Grammar School: Melbourne
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Treasure Island is Robert Louis Stevenson's quintessential adventure tale, following young Jim Hawkins as he becomes entangled in a dangerous quest for buried pirate treasure. Narrated with vivid immediacy, the story introduces some of literature's most enduring characters—including the charismatic but treacherous Long John Silver—while charting Jim's transformation from timid innkeeper's son to courageous hero. Stevenson's mastery of pacing, atmosphere, and nautical detail gives the novel both thrilling momentum and a richly immersive sense of the sea, smuggling, and the lawless world of 18th-century buccaneers.
This handsome 1912 Cassell edition is enhanced by forty-six original illustrations by Wal Paget, whose dramatic line work brings every moment of peril, intrigue, and seafaring drama to life. Elegantly bound in a striking full blue prize leather for Brighton Grammar School, it features gilt decoration, red leather title labels, marbled endpapers, and blue-swirled page edges—an impressive presentation copy with strong Melbourne provenance. A superb decorative example of a beloved classic, especially appealing to collectors of illustrated editions, fine prize bindings, and golden-age adventure literature."
