1850 Robinson Crusoe Adventures Defoe Shipwreck Life of Alexander Selkirk
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1850 Robinson Crusoe Adventures Defoe Shipwreck Life of Alexander Selkirk
“It is never too late to be wise.”
― Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe
“One of the most beautiful travel books in figures of the eighteenth century.” (Gumuchian)
Called the original adventure novel, Robinson Crusoe was originally published in 1719 and depicts the life of a castaway who learns to survive on an island for decades. However, while it saw substantial success with the masses, there were still those that were not impressed. Charles Dickens said,
“...Robinson Crusoe should be the only instance of a universally popular book that could make no one laugh and could make no one cry.”
This mid-19th-century edition of Robinson Crusoe includes an interesting section – the life of Alexander Selkirk. Selkirk was a Royal naval officer whose months marooned on a deserted island inspired Defoe to write Robinson Crusoe.
Item number: #17397
Price: $499
DEFOE, Daniel
The adventures of Robinson Crusoe
London : S.O. Beeton, 1864.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
xxxii, 464
8 engraved plates
Provenance: Handwritten
John Fensham
Max Myers
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
Cloth
Size: ~9.5in X 6.25in (24cm x 15.5cm)
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17397
“It is never too late to be wise.”
― Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe
“One of the most beautiful travel books in figures of the eighteenth century.” (Gumuchian)
Called the original adventure novel, Robinson Crusoe was originally published in 1719 and depicts the life of a castaway who learns to survive on an island for decades. However, while it saw substantial success with the masses, there were still those that were not impressed. Charles Dickens said,
“...Robinson Crusoe should be the only instance of a universally popular book that could make no one laugh and could make no one cry.”
This mid-19th-century edition of Robinson Crusoe includes an interesting section – the life of Alexander Selkirk. Selkirk was a Royal naval officer whose months marooned on a deserted island inspired Defoe to write Robinson Crusoe.
Item number: #17397
Price: $499
DEFOE, Daniel
The adventures of Robinson Crusoe
London : S.O. Beeton, 1864.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
xxxii, 464
8 engraved plates
Provenance: Handwritten
John Fensham
Max Myers
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
Cloth
Size: ~9.5in X 6.25in (24cm x 15.5cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
17397
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1850 Robinson Crusoe Adventures Defoe Shipwreck Life of Alexander Selkirk
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