Kidnapped

London: Cassell & Company, Limited, 1886. First edition. Very Good +. A Very Good+ copy, bound in the publisher's green cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Spine a trifle rolled and the spine ends and corners a bit pushed. Inner hinges professionally repaired. Black coated end-papers, folding map as frontis. Contemporary ownership inscription on the half-title, otherwise a fairly tidy example internally. Just a few spots of foxing to the closed text block. Complete with 17 pages of publisher's ads at the rear dated "5G 4.86" and "5B 4.86" (other copies have 9 pages of adverts dated July). This copy with the requisite issue points: "business", p. 40, line 11; "nine o'clock", p. 64, line 1; and "Long Islands", p. 101, lines 9-10.

Swashbuckling historical fiction at its best. Set in the aftermath of the Scottish Jacobite rebellion, the adventure follows David Balfour, the orphaned teenage protagonist, as he is kidnapped and struggles to regain his rightful inheritance. Mixing historic figures with colorful characters Stevenson offers readers an irresistible tale. The allure of the Scottish Highlands remains today, and has inspired multiple stage, radio, and film adaptations. Very Good +.