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THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE. Two Volumes
by Defoe, Daniel
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Surprise, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
London: For John Stockdale, 1804. Hard Cover. Very Good. Quarto 8 1/2" X 11" TWO VOLUMES. Large paper copy, 11 1/4" (29cm) with wide margins; uncut, 405, 446pp. Illustrated with 17 plates including frontispieces and title pages; engraved by Medland. Bound in contemporary pale blue-gray boards backed in beige cloth; paper spine labels printed in black; light scattered foxing to first few leaves, light off-setting from some plates; inner hinges stressed, but strong. In all, a very good set, in superb condition, of the scarce large paper (1804) edition.
Synopsis
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.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6134
- Title
- THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE. Two Volumes
- Author
- Defoe, Daniel
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- For John Stockdale
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1804
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc.
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Surprise, Arizona
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