Page 4 - Treasure Island - Standard Limited Edition

“For Mamen, wife and first on board” To

S.L.O.,

An American gentleman, in accordance with whose classic taste the following narrative has been designed,

it is now, in return for numerous delightful hours, and with the kindest wishes,

dedicated by his affectionate friend,

The Author

TO THE HESITATING PURCHASER

If sailor tales to sailor tunes,
Published in Great Britain in 2020 by Books Illustrated Ltd
Storm and adventure, heat and cold,

Printed by Pureprint Group
If schooners, islands, and maroons,

And buccaneers, and buried gold,

And all the old romance, retold
Standard Editions bound by Pureprint Group
Exactly in the ancient way,
Prestige, Deluxe and Collectors Editions handbound by Ludlow Bookbinders
Can please, as me they pleased of old,

The wiser youngsters of today:

All illustrations are copyright protected —So be it, and fall on! If not,

If studious youth no longer crave,

His ancient appetites forgot,

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any Kingston, or Ballantyne the brave,

means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of Books Illustrated Limited. Or Cooper of the wood and wave:

So be it, also! And may I

And all my pirates share the grave

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