Daniel Defoe - The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Including an Account of His Shipwreck, and Residence for Twenty-Nine Years on an Unknown Island

London, Albion Press: Printed by and for J. and J. Cundee, [1812]. Leather. An illustrated edition of Daniel Defoe's captivating travelogue novel, complete with two volumes bound in one. The Albion edition. Complete with two volumes bound in one. Bound in full calf. Illustrated with seven plates, a frontispiece and a vignette title page to Volume I, and five plates to Volume II. Collated, complete. 'The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe' is a popular travelogue-style novel, seeing Crusoe's struggles as he spends almost thirty years on a remote tropical desert island.The novel is thought to be based off the experiences of the Scottish castaway Alexander Selkirk. Written by the noted eighteenth century author Daniel Defoe, one of the first novelists of the English language.Including an 'Account of Daniel Defoe' to Volume I.With one page of publisher's advertisements following each volume. Bound in full calf. Externally, worn, with rubbing to the extremities and spine. Loss to the backstrip. Joints are cracked with the rear board strained and the front board tenderly held by a few cords. Front free endpaper is detached but present. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright, with scattered spots. Tissue guards present to plates. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .

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