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The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe.
by Defoe, Daniel
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- BINDING/CONDITION: from a series in semi-uniform bindings -- the volumes vary in size and color, but all are in leatherette bind
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Oroville, California, United States
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About This Item
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania:: Franklin Library, 1979.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: from a series in semi-uniform bindings -- the volumes vary in size and color, but all are in leatherette binding, with raised spine bands, all edges gilt, and extensive gilt or silver decorations on front, back, and spine. Note that this series in leatherette did not come with a ribbon place marker. This copy is in Fine condition.. 8vo (9 inches tall) . Decorated endpapers. Description: The color woodcuts of Pierre Falke that are used here originally appeared in a 1926 French edition of this work. Includes a facsimile of the title page from the 1719 first edition of Robinson Crusoe. This is from the Franklin Library series, The Greatest Books of the World's Greatest Writers. (Also known as The Collector's Library of The World's Great Books.)
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
- The Bookworm
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 067675
- Title
- The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe.
- Author
- Defoe, Daniel
- Format/Binding
- Hardbound
- Book Condition
- Used - BINDING/CONDITION: from a series in semi-uniform bindings -- the volumes vary in size and color, but all are in leatherette bind
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Franklin Library
- Place of Publication
- Franklin Center, Pennsylvania:
- Date Published
- 1979.
- Pages
- 355 pages.
- Size
- 8vo (9 inches tall)
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