DEFOE, Daniel.
The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner, as Related by Himself.
“It is never too late to be wise": Finely bound example of Daniel Defoe's classic tale of adventure: Robinson Crusoe
London, Paris & Melbourne: Cassell & Company, Limited, 1891.
$600.00
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Item Number: RRB-90429
* Custom Clamshell Boxes are hand made by the Harcourt Bindery upon request and take approximately 60 days to complete
Finely bound example of Defoe's classic tale of adventure. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco with gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, red morocco spine labels with titles lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, engraved frontispiece with tissue guard, with one hundred and twenty original illustrations by Walter Paget. In near fine condition.
"Robinson Crusoe is the most popular, delightful, and extraordinary of all Defoe's Works, and has lost none of its original attraction. Dr. Johnson observed, `nobody ever laid it down without wishing it were longer'" (Lowndes, 613-14).
The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner, as Related by Himself.
$600.00
Out of Stock
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