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The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe; The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
Daniel Defoe
1761
C. Hitch and L. Hawes : London
7" by 4.5"
[4], 6-288; 275pp
SUMMARY
The very scarce 1761 two volume twelfth edition of Daniel Defoe's important epistolary novel, illustrated throughout.
Illustrated,Leather Binding,Very Scarce
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 1 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
The scarce two volume twelfth edition of Defoe's classic work of English literature, first published in 1719.
A very desirable illustrated edition.
Volume I illustrated with seven plates, and volume II with five plates. Collated, lacking the very scarce folding map frontispiece to volume II as usual, and lacking also one further plate.
A fictional autobiography of the title character, a castaway who spends years on a remote tropical island near Trinidad, encountering cannibals, captives and mutineers before being rescued. The novel was immediately well received, and is often credited as marking the beginnings of realistic fiction as a literary genre, and as a contender for the position of first English novel.
Defoe was a prolific and versatile writer, producing hundreds of works on diverse topics including politics, crime, religion, marriage and the supernatural, but is best remembered for this work.
ESTC reference number T72281
With the stamp of Cornwell House to each front free endpaper, with the inscription 'The author of this work is said to have been Daniel De-Foe' to volume I.
A smart and very scarce edition of this important work.
CONDITION
In full calf bindings. Head of rear joint of volumes I and II, and head of front joint of volume II starting, with boards holding firm. Stamps to front free endpapers. Inscription to front free endpaper of volume I. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned, with the odd instance of spotting.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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