Robinson Crusoe
by Daniel Defoe
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Libertyville, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Whitman publishing company, 1951. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Deep blue cloth cover with orange, print for graphics, name, and title on the front and spine of the book. The cover shows wear at the bottom of the boards, a slight amount of crushing to the top and bottom of the spine, and the tips of the boards are slightly bumped. There are signs of very minor water stain to the bottom and lower portion of the face of the body. The pages of the book show browning due to age and very faint foxing from time to time at the edges. The inside paste downs in front and back show signs of aging and a little bit of foxing. The body is firmly bound to the spine and overall this book is in fine condition.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- TNT Enterprises
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B10318
- Title
- Robinson Crusoe
- Author
- Daniel Defoe
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Whitman publishing company
- Date Published
- 1951
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
TNT Enterprises
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Libertyville, Illinois
About TNT Enterprises
The love of reading is a noble and honorable trait that ALL should be privy to enjoying. Acquiring and passing these works of art on to others is a passion and task that I enjoy. Used books, whether rare or common, are a way of allowing us the privileges' of gaining knowledge, culture and enjoyment while helping reduce the need to harm the environment to create them anew.
Glossary
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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