Kidnapped, Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751
- [London]: Cassell & Company, Limited, 1886
[London]: Cassell & Company, Limited, 1886. [LITERARY WORK] [FICTION]. Fold-out map: Sketch of the Cruise of the Brig Covenant and the Possible Course of David Balfour's Wanderings.
First edition, later printing uncorrected text ("business" on pg. 40; "nine-o-clock" page 64; "Lond Islands" page 101) but with 9pp ads at rear, 5G-7.86 on ad. 12mo; viii, [1], 2-311pp + [9]pp publisher's ads; navy cloth over board, gilt-stamped lettering on spine; untrimmed fore-edge and bottom; black eps, owners bookplate on front pastedown; fold-out map inserted before title page; binding tight, pages clean; spine appears to have been professionally repaired; near fine. This historical fiction story first appeared in the boys' magazine, Young Folks, from May to July 1886.
First edition, later printing uncorrected text ("business" on pg. 40; "nine-o-clock" page 64; "Lond Islands" page 101) but with 9pp ads at rear, 5G-7.86 on ad. 12mo; viii, [1], 2-311pp + [9]pp publisher's ads; navy cloth over board, gilt-stamped lettering on spine; untrimmed fore-edge and bottom; black eps, owners bookplate on front pastedown; fold-out map inserted before title page; binding tight, pages clean; spine appears to have been professionally repaired; near fine. This historical fiction story first appeared in the boys' magazine, Young Folks, from May to July 1886.
Details
Title
Kidnapped, Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751
Author
STEVENSON, Robert Louis
Condition
Unknown
Publisher
Cassell & Company, Limited: [London]
Date
1886