By Daniel Defoe
London   Harrison and Co.
8" by 5" 291pp.
An early illustrated edition of Daniel Defoe's captivating and very popular adventure novel, this copy being illustrated with twelve striking plates.
By Daniel Defoe

1791 The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe

London   Harrison and Co.
8" by 5" 291pp.
An early illustrated edition of Daniel Defoe's captivating and very popular adventure novel, this copy being illustrated with twelve striking plates.
£495.00
: 0.5kgs / : 977Q13

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Description

Illustrated, Leather Binding

A very scarce, illustrated edition.

Two volumes bound in one, with a continuous pagination.

Bound in full calf.

Illustrated with twelve plates and an illustrated title page.

'Robinson Crusoe' is a popular travelogue-style novel, seeing Crusoe's struggles as he spends twenty-eight years on a remote tropical desert island. The novel is thought to be based off the experiences of the Scottish castaway Alexander Selkirk.

Written by the noted eighteenth century author Daniel Defoe, one of the first novelists of the English language.

Condition

Bound in full calf. Externally, sound, with rubbing to extremities and joints. Joints are cracked, with some evidence of glue repair. Wear to spine. Rear hinge is a little strained, but holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean.

Good

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