The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter´s Tale by Robert Louis Stevenson. H/C. 349 pp.

A swashbuckling classic from 1889 reprinted up to this day.

Set at the time of the Jacobite uprising, The Master of Ballantrae tells of a family divided. James Durie, Master of Ballantrae, abandons his ancestral home to support the Scottish rebellion, leaving his younger brother Henry, who is faithful to the English crown, to inherit the title of Lord Durrisdeer. But James is to return years later, embittered by battles and a savage life of piracy on the high seas, to demand his inheritance. He begins a savage feud with his brother that will lead the pair from the Scottish Highlands to the American Wilderness. Satanic and seductive, James Durie was regarded by the author as "all I know of the devil". 

First published 1889. No publishing date in this copy, but clearly a very old book. Published by Cassell & Company, London. Condition: Fair to good. Gift inscription in front. Flyleaves and paste-downs stained. Hardcover has wear and tear at edges.