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The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Written By Himself
by Defoe, Daniel
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John Stockdale, 1804. Two volumes complete - Volume One - viii, 405pp, [1] and Volume Two - v, [1], 456pp. Rebound in modern half morocco and marbled paper over boards, raised bands, spine in six panels, morocco title label to second panel, author label to fourth, volume number in gilt to third, all panels framed with gilt double fillet, all edges marbled. Externally very good indeed. Internally lightly browned throughout, some light offsetting from engravings with occasional light foxing. Engraved frontispiece and title page to each volume, and thirteen plates called for (plus an extra plate not called for) between the two volumes. Large paper copy, with a Life of Defoe by Chalmers. Stothard, Thomas (1755-1834), painter and book illustrator, "many of his illustrations were for reissues, as in his celebrated illustrations for John Stockdale's edition of Defoe's Robinson Crusoe in 1790 (a sketch for Robinson Crusoe Building his Canoe is in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford) and it is clear that Stothard's images were an important factor in their popularity" (ODNB). Reprint. Half Morocco and Boards. Good+. Illus. by Stothard, Thomas. 4to.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Temple Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000132
- Title
- The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Written By Himself
- Author
- Defoe, Daniel
- Illustrator
- Stothard, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- John Stockdale
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1804
- Keywords
- Noisbn, Defoe, Crusoe
- Size
- 4to
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Temple Rare Books
Biblio member since 2012
Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Temple Rare Books
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Glossary
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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