The Whole Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (Two Volumes)
by Defoe,Daniel
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine /No Jacket
- Seller
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Ribble Valley, Lancashire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed For J Walter Blackfriars,T Hookham New Bond Street and W Richardson Under The Royal Exchange and M Wilson Lombard Street . Two Volume Set 1785 Graded Near Fine Condition in attractive tan quarter contemporary calf bindings over marbled boards with gilt title lettering on green moroccan labels to the 2nd compartment on spines.Light wear to extremities,corners and spine tips.There is one bookseller's stamp of RD Steedman to the bottom edge of the front pastedown.Interestingly and written down in pencil on the front pastedown is stated '' From the Duke of Northumberlands Library 2 vols Cat 8 '' The bindings of the books remain firm with no loose pages and the text block remains delightfully clean internally with just a few foxing spots to the rear of volumes and with one crease line to final page of text on Vol 1.There is a light yellow hue to the fore-edge of the volumes one suspects this is what they did at the time they were bound.Both volumes have engraved frontispieces by Brown.This set have NO previous ownership inscriptions or names present.All in all a very decent set.8vo Vol1 Preface + 485pp Vol 2 Preface + 452pp Scarce Early Edition [1785] Two Volumes . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1785.
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- Bookseller
- Richard Thornton Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 79326
- Title
- The Whole Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (Two Volumes)
- Author
- Defoe,Daniel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Printed For J Walter Blackfriars,T Hookham New Bond Street and W Richardson Under The Royal Exchange and M Wilson Lombard Street
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1785
- Size
- 8vo.
- Keywords
- Daniel Defoe Robinson Crusoe
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERATURE;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Richard Thornton Books
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Ribble Valley, Lancashire
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