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THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE, OF YORK, MARINER. Illustrated by numerous engravings from drawings by George Cruikshank. Edited by John Major
by DEFOE. DANIEL. ; CRUIKSHANK. GEORGE. Illustrates
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About This Item
Chatto and Windus. London. 1883. LIMITED EDITION. Large paper. One of 100 numbered copies, this No. 32. Large 8vo. (10.1 x 8 inches). xii, 563pp.
Illustrated frontis and 39 engravings, printed proofs on fine India paper, mounted onto the pages.
A clean and bright copy of this attractive edition. Finely bound in recent full red morocco. Spine with raised bands, each with a gilt dot roll design. Compartments ruled, decorated and lettered in gilt. Floral gilt roll border on boards. Top edge gilt, the others untrimmed. Marbled endpapers. A fine and handsome volume.
Illustrated frontis and 39 engravings, printed proofs on fine India paper, mounted onto the pages.
A clean and bright copy of this attractive edition. Finely bound in recent full red morocco. Spine with raised bands, each with a gilt dot roll design. Compartments ruled, decorated and lettered in gilt. Floral gilt roll border on boards. Top edge gilt, the others untrimmed. Marbled endpapers. A fine and handsome volume.
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- Bookseller
- Paul Foster Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10477
- Title
- THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE, OF YORK, MARINER. Illustrated by numerous engravings from drawings by George Cruikshank. Edited by John Major
- Author
- DEFOE. DANIEL. ; CRUIKSHANK. GEORGE. Illustrates
- Illustrator
- Cruikshank
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chatto and Windus. London. 1883
- Date Published
- 1883
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine bindings; Children's and Illustrated books;
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- Fine
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- Morocco
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- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
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- Raised Band(s)
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