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The Life and Strange surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner
by Daniel Defoe
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London, 1772. Good. The Life and Strange surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner, by Daniel Defoe, 1772, London.
A Rare and attractive early copy of one of the classics of English literature-Robinson Crusoe. Illustrated with colored engravings in the first volume and a folding map in the second volume, our two volumes set was printed in 1772 in London.
Defoe's Masterpiece, which initiated an entirely new literary form. Written with a keen eye to a contemporary taste for travel and the exotic largely inspired by Britain's burgeoning power as an international trading nation, the novel was an immediate and massive success both among the greatest thinkers of the age and the reading public, passing through four editions in its first year. It is second only to the Bible in number of translations.
Two volumes, clothbinding, slightly worn.
288, 275 pages
12 x 18 cm.
A Rare and attractive early copy of one of the classics of English literature-Robinson Crusoe. Illustrated with colored engravings in the first volume and a folding map in the second volume, our two volumes set was printed in 1772 in London.
Defoe's Masterpiece, which initiated an entirely new literary form. Written with a keen eye to a contemporary taste for travel and the exotic largely inspired by Britain's burgeoning power as an international trading nation, the novel was an immediate and massive success both among the greatest thinkers of the age and the reading public, passing through four editions in its first year. It is second only to the Bible in number of translations.
Two volumes, clothbinding, slightly worn.
288, 275 pages
12 x 18 cm.
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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- Feheri Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 63
- Title
- The Life and Strange surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner
- Author
- Daniel Defoe
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1772
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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