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THE LIFE AND STRANGE SURPRISING ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE
by Daniel Defoe, illustrated by Edward Wilson
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Blue Hill, Maine, United States
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About This Item
CT: The Heritage Press, 1958. First edition thus. Hardcover. Near Fine. 7 x 10 in. Cloth boards. Comes with the pertinent newsletter. Condition is NEAR FINE ; covers like new, spine just a touch sunned. BInding tight and text spotless. Slipcase is very good, edges sunned, very clean. Fic. Stax.
Synopsis
Robinson Crusoe was first published in April 1719, in London. In the beginning, the story was published as an autobiography, but it was later established that the author was Daniel Defoe. The novel became an instant classic, with four editions printed in the first year of publication. Often called the first English novel, it follows the story of Robinson Crusoe, a man marooned on an island. Crusoe’s adventure-packed story of survival started the genre of realistic fiction and inspired a slew of other survival novels. Over the course of its publication history, Robinson Crusoe has become the second-most translated book in the world.
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- Bookseller
- Andre Strong Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40564
- Title
- THE LIFE AND STRANGE SURPRISING ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE
- Author
- Daniel Defoe, illustrated by Edward Wilson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition thus
- Publisher
- The Heritage Press
- Place of Publication
- CT
- Date Published
- 1958
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