Description: Description: A stunning and near fine two volume full leather set of the 1820 Edition of The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe embellished with engravings from designs by Thomas Stothard and published by T. Cadell and W. Davies, London, W. Blackwood, Edinburgh and printed by A. & R. Spottiswood, London. Featuring 12 Stothard plates in volume 1 and 10 plates in volume II including the vignette titles and the tissue guarded frontis of "Robinson Crusoe taking leave of his father and mother." Volume 1 contains A Preface to the Present Edition, A List of Defoe's Writings, Directions for Placing the Engravings and the Preface to the First Edition. Condition: 8 vo. 429/415 pages - Beautifully rebound in contemporary unsigned full red mottled calf leather, titles stamped in gilt to the spine and embellished with elaborate gilt and blind tooling with gilt dentelles to the inner boards, gilt page edges all around, hand colored marbled end pages and housed in a matching custom slipcase. A bit of foxing or spotting to a few pages, a few marks on the frontis illustration and a small bump to the upper front cover of volume one. Overall, an outstanding 204-year-old two volume set ready and waiting for the discriminating collector.
Price: 1295 USD
Location: Chester, Vermont
End Time: 2024-09-05T13:24:13.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 60 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Leather
Place of Publication: London
Signed: No
Publisher: T. Cadell and W. Davies, Strand, and W. Blackwood, Edinburgh
Subject: Illustrated
Year Printed: 1820
Original/Facsimile: Original
Unit Type: lb
Language: English
Illustrator: Thomas Stothard
Special Attributes: Collector's Edition, Illustrated, Custon Slipcase
Author: Defoe, Daniel (1660-1731
Region: Europe
Personalized: No
Topic: Classics
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Unit Quantity: 1
Character Family: Robinson Crusoe
