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643 - Defoe, Daniel. The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner: Who lived twenty-eight years all alone on an uninhabited island on the coast of America, near the mouth of the great river Oroonoque; Having been cast ashore by a shipwreck, in which all the men perished except himself. With an account of how he was at last as strangely rescued by pirates. Written by himself. 2 volumes. With 2 engraved title pages and 15 engraved plates by Medland after Stothard. London, Stockdale, 1790. XII, 389 pp.; V, 456 pp., 7 leaves. 21 x 13 cm. Contemporary leather bindings with spine label and rich gilding (slightly rubbed).

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€300

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Estimation

€300 - 450

Sale fees

33%

Defoe, Daniel. The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner: Who lived twenty-eight years all alone on an uninhabited island on the coast of America, near the mouth of the great river Oroonoque; Having been cast ashore by a shipwreck, in which all the men perished except himself. With an account of how he was at last as strangely rescued by pirates. Written by himself. 2 volumes. With 2 engraved title pages and 15 engraved plates by Medland after Stothard. London, Stockdale, 1790. XII, 389 pp.; V, 456 pp., 7 leaves. 21 x 13 cm. Contemporary leather bindings with spine label and rich gilding (slightly rubbed). First edition with these illustrations. - Ullrich 27 - Lowndes I, 613 - Volume 2 includes Defoe’s biography: “The Life of Daniel De Foe. By George Chalmers.” With a portrait by Medland. - Engraved bookplate on the inside cover. Pages 7–10 in Volume 1 are somewhat creased and slightly stained; otherwise, a fine copy. *

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Autographs, Old Books, Antique Paper Items & Travel Photography
Thursday, November 12
12:00 PM
Fasanenstraße 28 / 29
10719 Berlin, Germany

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