The Swiss family Robinson : the journal of a father shipwrecked with his wife and children on an uninhabited island / translated from the German of M. Wiss ; illustrated by A.A. Dixon
by Wyss, Johann David (1743-1818)
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
London ; Glasgow ; Edinburgh ; Dublin : Blackie & Son, 1905. Reprint. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked decorated cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 256, [20] p., [4] leaves of plates : ill. ; 20 cm. Subject; Fiction.
Synopsis
The Swiss Family Robinson is a novel, first published in 1812, about a Swiss family who are shipwrecked in the East Indies en route to Port Jackson, Australia.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 274628
- Title
- The Swiss family Robinson : the journal of a father shipwrecked with his wife and children on an uninhabited island / translated from the German of M. Wiss ; illustrated by A.A. Dixon
- Author
- Wyss, Johann David (1743-1818)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- London ; Glasgow ; Edinburgh ; Dublin : Blackie & Son
- Date Published
- 1905
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