DEFOE, Daniel; Signor Domenico Gnoli [Illustrator].
A Journal of the Plague Year.
The Limited Editions Club Edition of Daniel Defoe's A Journal of the Plague Year; signed by illustrator Signor Domenico Gnoli and finely bound by Sangorski & sutcliffe
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1968.
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The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of this seminal work of early English prose that blends fiction, reportage, and historical reconstruction to depict the Great Plague of London in 1665. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with gilt titles to the spine, all edges black, gilt inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by illustrator Signor Domenico Gnoli on the colophon page at the rear. One of 1,500 numbered copies, this is number 723. In fine condition. Introduction by Mr. James Sutherland. Decorations by Richard Ellis. Illustrated by Signor Domenico Gnoli.
Daniel Defoe was a prolific writer whose works spanned fiction, journalism, political pamphlets, and economic treatises. He is best known for his novel Robinson Crusoe (1719), a foundational text in the development of the English novel, which combined adventure, survival, and moral reflection. Defoe followed it with other notable fictions such as Moll Flanders, A Journal of the Plague Year, Colonel Jack, and Roxana, all of which explored themes of crime, repentance, social mobility, and the human condition. Beyond fiction, he wrote influential pamphlets like The Shortest Way with the Dissenters (1702), a biting satire on religious intolerance, and economic works such as A Plan of the English Commerce (1728), where he advocated for commercial expansion and economic policy reform.
A Journal of the Plague Year.
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