"Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Edward A. Wilson, published by The Heritage Reprints, 1941. This book was initially published by the Limited Editions Club and Heritage Press for the club members only. The Heritage Reprints is the first edition published for general public. There is a War Time Book imprint on the first page.

Hard cover, original maroon cloth with gilt decorations and lettering on front board and spine, 6" x 9.1/2"; 206 pages, many illustrations, very good condition.

Treasure Island (originally titled The Sea Cook: A Story for Boys is an adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, telling a story of "buccaneers and buried gold". It is considered a coming-of-age story and is noted for its atmosphere, characters, and action.

The novel was originally serialized from 1881 to 1882 in the children's magazine Young Folks, under the title Treasure Island or the Mutiny of the Hispaniola, credited to the pseudonym "Captain George North". It was first published as a book on 14 November 1883 by Cassell & Co. It has since become one of the most often dramatized and adapted of all novels, in numerous media.

Since its publication, Treasure Island has had significant influence on depictions of pirates in popular culture, including elements such as deserted tropical islands, treasure maps marked with an "X", and one-legged seamen with parrots perched on their shoulders.

Edward Arthur Wilson (1886-1970) was an American illustrator, printmaker and commercial artist best known for his book and magazine illustrations.

In 1921, Wilson designed the cover for William McFee's An Engineer's Notebook. His first full-length project was Iron Men and Wooden Ships (1924), a collection of sailor shanties edited by author and bookseller Frank Shay. Over the next two decades, Wilson illustrated many classic novels, including Robinson Crusoe (1930), The Man Without a Country (1936), Treasure Island (1941), and Jane Eyre (1944). Later, he produced illustrations for magazines and a number of World War II propaganda posters; a number of these are included in Thomas Craven's The Book of Edward A. Wilson (1948). In 1945, Wilson's work was featured in Life Magazine.

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