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London: Printed for F. Noble.., 1768. 299pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-ruled sheep, remains of old paper lettering-piece to head of spine. Heavily rubbed, with boards exposed at corners, loss to spine at head and foot, upper joint naively strengthened, FFEP and title neatly reattached at gutter. With the eighteenth-century book label of 'James Arnot. His Book, at Perth. 1784' to FEP. Several early ownership inscriptions, including those of Patrick Craigie, to blanks at front and end. Browning, staining, occasional marginal loss or pencil trials and chipping throughout. A late eighteenth-century edition of Daniel Defoe's (1660?-1731) swashbuckling pirate novel, originally published in the year after the first appearance of his canonical Robinson Crusoe (1719). A novel of two parts; the first - almost entirely on land - finds the eponymous Captain in an overland trek across Africa after he was stranded in Madagascar following involvement in a mutiny; the second - almost entirely at sea -…
Read More The life, remarkable adventures and pyracies, of the famous Capt. Singleton: : containing an account of his being set on shore in the island of Madagascar... of his passage... Africa... with an account of his many adventures and pyracies with the famous Captain Avery and others 1737 [FULL LEATHER BOUND] by Defoe, Daniel, - - 2019
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The life, remarkable adventures and pyracies, of the famous Capt. Singleton: : containing an account of his being set on shore in the island of Madagascar... of his passage... Africa... with an account of his many adventures and pyracies with the famous Captain Avery and others 1737 [FULL LEATHER BOUND]
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2019. SUPER DELUXE EDITION. New. Antique look with Golden Leaf Printing and embossing with round Spine completely handmade binding(extra customization on request like Color Leather, Colored book, special gold leaf printing etc.) Reprinted in 2019 with the help of original edition published long back [1737]. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume, if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure in old look so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - eng, Pages 336. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED. (Normal Hardbound Edition is also available on request.)
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The life, remarkable adventures and pyracies, of Captain Singleton: containing An Account of his being set on Shore in the Island Madagascar, his Settlement there, with a Description of the Place and Inhabitants: Of his Passage from thence, in a Paraguay, to the main Land of Africa...As also the Captain's Return to Sea, and an account of his many Adventures and Pyracies with the famous Captain Avery and others
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