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Norilana Books. Used - Good.
ROBINSON CRUSOE, THE CLEVER CATS by DEFOE, DANIEL
by DEFOE, DANIEL
ROBINSON CRUSOE, THE CLEVER CATS
by DEFOE, DANIEL
- Used
VICTORIAN COLORPLATE. ROBINSON CRUSOE, THE CLEVER CATS &c. London: Thomas Nelson, no date, ca 1880. 4to (9 x 11 1/2"), brown cloth extensively decorated in black and gold, with a central pictorial paste-on. Except for a tiny bit of rear cover soil and some natural offsetting, this is in incredibly clean and Fine condition, printed on one side of the paper with pages mounted on cloth. Containing the History of Robinson Crusoe (in rhyme), the Clever Cats, and Mother Goose rhymes. Featuring 16 extraordinary richly colored full page chromolithographs: 4 Robinson Crusoe, 4 of humanized dandy cats (Bob of Belgravia, Tom Talons, Pussina & Fido, Tabby & Carlo), and 8 to accompany Mother Goose Rhymes (Little Polly Flinders, Turn Again Whittington, Rain Rain go to Spain, I Had a Little Husband, This Little Pig Went ot Market, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Cross Patch, Young Lambs to Sell) - each with rich colors and fine detail. An amazing copy of a truly beautiful book from cover to cover.
- Bookseller Aleph-Bet Books, Inc. (US)
- Book Condition Used
- Quantity Available 1