Skip to content

Robinson Crusoe
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Robinson Crusoe Unknown - 1970

by Daniel Defoe


About this book

Robinson Crusoe was first published in April 1719, in London. In the beginning, the story was published as an autobiography, but it was later established that the author was Daniel Defoe. The novel became an instant classic, with four editions printed in the first year of publication. Often called the first English novel, it follows the story of Robinson Crusoe, a man marooned on an island. Crusoe’s adventure-packed story of survival started the genre of realistic fiction and inspired a slew of other survival novels. Over the course of its publication history, Robinson Crusoe has become the second-most translated book in the world.

Summary

The classic tale of a man shipwrecked on a remote island, and his struggle to retain his humanity against the forces of nature, as well as do battle with his own fears and loneliness.

First line

I WAS born in the year 1632, in the city of York, of a good family, though not of that country, my father being a foreigner of Bremen, who settled first at Hull.

First Edition Identification

True first editions of Robinson Crusoe are exceedingly rare and valuable. When the book was first published in April 1719, people read it so often that most copies have since fallen to pieces. The first edition was published by William Taylor at the Ship, a place of publication on Paternoster Row, a street in London home to the city’s publishing trade. The octavo book is bound in crushed red morocco.

Details

  • Title Robinson Crusoe
  • Author Daniel Defoe
  • Binding unknown
  • Edition Reprint
  • Publisher Cliffs Notes, New York
  • Date July 1970
  • ISBN 9780448054674
Back to Top

More Copies for Sale

Robinson Crusoe
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Robinson Crusoe

by Daniel Dafoe

  • Used
  • good
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Good
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780448054674 / 0448054671
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Seattle, Washington, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$6.48
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Penguin Publishing Group, 1963. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Item Price
$6.48
FREE shipping to USA
Robinson Crusoe

Robinson Crusoe

by Defoe, Daniel

  • Used
  • good
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Good
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780448054674 / 0448054671
Quantity Available
2
Seller
Seattle, Washington, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$6.48
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Cliffs Notes, 1963. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Item Price
$6.48
FREE shipping to USA
Robinson Crusoe
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Robinson Crusoe

by Dafoe, Daniel

  • Used
Condition
Used - Good
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780448054674 / 0448054671
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Mishawaka, Indiana, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$8.35
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Item Price
$8.35
FREE shipping to USA
Robinson Crusoe
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Robinson Crusoe

by Daniel Defoe; Illustrator-Gerald McCann

  • Used
  • good
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Good
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780448054674 / 0448054671
Quantity Available
1
Seller
HOUSTON, Texas, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$15.48
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Grosset & Dunlap, Inc, 1963. Hardcover. Good.
Item Price
$15.48
FREE shipping to USA