The right hand top and bottom corners have minor loss The top and bottom edges are rubbed and the top edge has a crease running along the entire edge. Dust wrapper/ The front cover has a triangle surface loss above the author. The text block is foxed and this has spread to the margins of the first few pages and to some later pages.
the front end paper has a small inscription. The rear board has some marks in white and red. The gilt lettering on the front board and spine is bold and clear. The front board right hand top and bottom edges are bumped slightly. Crossing the Atlantic in search of the buried cache, Jim and the ship's crew must brave the elements and a mutinous charge led by the quintessentially ruthless pirate Long John Silver. The ensuing treasure hunt is presented through the eyes of Jim Hawkins, its young protagonist. Robert Louis Stevenson's cherished andunforgettable adventure magically captures the thrill of a sea voyage. Also, delightful partial page imagery, vignettes, headers and decoration in b&w throughout. Beatifully and subtly illustrated with a dozen tipped-in color plates by Edmund Dulac perfectly complement this hazy tropical tale. from Addie." String-bind good, square hinges intact. Small antiquarian bookstore label at front pastedown in dark green with gold waves and bordered entrance: "The Song of the Mermaid." Adjacent is stylish inscription: "Thos. Patterned endpapers in palm motif in hues of light yellow and green. Thick deckled leaves generally very good some toning, moderate discoloration, fox, esp.
Emerald green full cloth boards, flourishing gilt cover and spine titles, blind-stamped cover vignette of sailing vessel, moderate corner, edge wear, some rub. Stylized GHD oval publisher emblem at copyright page with "-B-" below this. Circa 1927 first edition with illustrations by Edmund Dulac.
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