Author: Daniel Defoe
Title: Robinson Crusoe
Description: London, Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd, c1930. Cloth. A very neat illustrated edition of this classic and exciting work by Daniel Defoe. Not dated. Illustrated throughout with 17 plates. Collated complete. The well-known tale of Robinson Crusoe, a castaway who spends 28 years on a remote tropical desert island encountering cannibals, captives and mutineers before being rescued. The story has been thought to be based on the life of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish castaway who lived for four years on a Pacific island called "Más a Tierra" (now part of Chile). Written by Daniel Defoe, an English writer, merchant, journalist, social critic and spy. Best known for the story of Robinson Crusoe, which is claimed to be second only to the Bible in its number of translations. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, excellent with minor bumping to the extremities only. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean throughout. Contemporary ink inscription to the front. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Victor Cooley and W. B. Robinson. Very Good Indeed .

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