Kidnapped. Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751. How he was Kidnapped and Cast away; his Sufferings in a Desert Isle; his Journey in the Wild Highlands; his Acquaintance with Alan Breck Stewart and other notorious Highland Jacobites; with all that he Suffered at the hands of his Uncle, Ebenezer Balour of Shaws, falsely so-called: Written by Himself, and now set forth. -
Robert Louis Stevenson
1886 - Cassell &, London - First Edition
‘There are two things that men should never weary of, goodness and humility;
we get none too much of them in this rough world among cold, proud people.’
First edition of the classic Scottish adventure set in the aftermath of the 1745 Jacobite uprising, telling the story of the kidnap of David Balfour and his subsequent journey across Scotland on foot, with Alan Breck between 27 June and 25 August 1751, pursued by redcoats. This first issue of Kidnapped contains all three textual points consistent with the first issue, including: the word ‘business’ instead of ‘pleasure’ on page 40 line 11; ‘nine o'clock’ for ‘twelve’ on page 64 line 1; and ‘islands’ for ‘island’ on page 101, lines 10. The publisher's advertisements at rear of book are dated 5.G.4.86 and 5.B.4.86.
Reference: Prideaux, A Bibliography of the Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, 18. Beinecke, 379.
Octavo (book size 19.5x14cm), pp. viii 311 [17 (publisher’s catalogues)]. Bound in publisher’s brown cloth (first edition was bound in blue, green, red, or brown, no priority), spine lettered in gilt, black coated endpapers. Condition: Near fine, some splitting to inner hinges, minor rubbing to corners and boards, more so to spine ends, one or two pages over-opened. Ref: 112375 Price: HK$ 6,000
we get none too much of them in this rough world among cold, proud people.’
First edition of the classic Scottish adventure set in the aftermath of the 1745 Jacobite uprising, telling the story of the kidnap of David Balfour and his subsequent journey across Scotland on foot, with Alan Breck between 27 June and 25 August 1751, pursued by redcoats. This first issue of Kidnapped contains all three textual points consistent with the first issue, including: the word ‘business’ instead of ‘pleasure’ on page 40 line 11; ‘nine o'clock’ for ‘twelve’ on page 64 line 1; and ‘islands’ for ‘island’ on page 101, lines 10. The publisher's advertisements at rear of book are dated 5.G.4.86 and 5.B.4.86.
Reference: Prideaux, A Bibliography of the Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, 18. Beinecke, 379.
Octavo (book size 19.5x14cm), pp. viii 311 [17 (publisher’s catalogues)]. Bound in publisher’s brown cloth (first edition was bound in blue, green, red, or brown, no priority), spine lettered in gilt, black coated endpapers. Condition: Near fine, some splitting to inner hinges, minor rubbing to corners and boards, more so to spine ends, one or two pages over-opened. Ref: 112375 Price: HK$ 6,000