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The Swiss Family Robinson
by Johann David Wyss
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Warwick, New York, United States
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About This Item
Hodder & Stoughton, New York. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. WYSS, JOHANN DAVID. Swiss Family Robinson, New York: Hodder & Stoughton, undated (early 1900s). Octavo, among numerous issues of this children's classic that first appeared in 1814 as The Family Robinson Crusoe, pp. xii, 431, (lacking a front blank), red cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine and upper panel, black stamped illustration on upper panel repeated in gilt on spine, 20 color plates. Illustrated by Thomas Heath Robinson, who worked on children's books in the early 1900s and was one of three brothers in the business. There is no way of telling whether this is a first edition of the T.H. Robinson illustrations, as the publisher's practices were haphazard in regard to edition identification, but this book is scarce. Condition of this book: Boards lightly worn, spine sunned a bit. Leaves clean and tight, hinges cracked, images fine. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; 1900-1920; Children. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 52301. .
Synopsis
The Swiss Family Robinson is a novel, first published in 1812, about a Swiss family who are shipwrecked in the East Indies en route to Port Jackson, Australia.
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- Bookseller
- Rarities etc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52301
- Title
- The Swiss Family Robinson
- Author
- Johann David Wyss
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Keywords
- BZDB17 Antiquarian & Rare; 1900-1920; Children. Johann David Wyss The Swiss Family Robinson
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About the Seller
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Warwick, New York
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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