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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 1st Thus. Third printing. An unread book in a fine slipcase which shows irregular sunning.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. SHEPARDSON BOOKSTALL, 20+ YEARS OF EXCELLENCE. Pictorial DJ is covered in mylar; 393 titles listed on inside makes this Autumn, 1960; tiny numbers in ink on front flap (see scan) otherwise VG condition. BOOK: has Raspberry red cloth with black and gold lettering and trim; Binding #8; Kent Endpapers; black topstain. STORY: Published in 1719, claimed to be second only to the Bible in its number of translations. NICE CLEAN COPY.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair to Good. 1st Edition. Handwritten on the front free endpaper "This copy once belonged to Dr. W. Laidlaw Purves, the discoverer of the "O" edition. JR.C. Purchased at Sotheby's, 1970. H.elt". Dr. W. Laidlaw Purves (1842-1917) was a Scottish born surgeon, who worked in London as an aural and opthalmic surgeon, and was better known for his numerous contributions to golf, which included being Captain of the Royal Wimbledon Golf Club. He also designed and supervised the laying out of the Royal St. George Golf Club, as well as being an active supporter of women's golf. This is the second book in the series of three, although it can stand on its own. [8], 373pp, [11 pages of advertisements in the back], printed on laid paper, bound in full leather that has been re-backed, new endpapers, binding and hinges tight Lacking the map, pages 212 and 295 are correctly numbered, with the Publisher's notice on the verso of the last leaf of the Preface, for the 4th Edition of "Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe", as well as "Farther" on the recto of leaf B1. Includes a title vignette, decorative initials, along with head and tail-pieces. The covers show corner loss, lacking pieces of the leather. The title page is darkened, occasional soiling to pages.

HardBack. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First edition. Who lived eight twenty years all alone in an uninhabited Island on the Coast of America near the Mouth of the Great River Oroonoque, Having been cast on the Shore by Shipwereck, wherein all Men perished but himself. With an account of how he was at last as strangely delivered by Pyrates. Written by himself. 1st Edition, Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly, 1790. 2 Volume Complete Set in Tree Calf Leather. Royal 8vo. xii 389pp. ii 455pp. xiv. 17 wonderful and iconic illustrations by Stothard, of which 16 copperengraved by Medland after Stothard, including 2 tissueguarded frontispieces, 2 vignette title page illustrations and 14 full page plate illustrations, all present and correct as called for and in excellent order. Very good condition internally, clean tight sound square, no bookplate, inscriptions or ownership marks of any kind, unusually and remarkably free from foxing or browning save to tissueguards, not intruding or detracting in the least, tender to upper hinges holding firm, printed on thick creamy paper with wide margins. Bound in good attractive gilt lettered, dentelled, ruled and decorated full tree calf, bumped to lower leading corner Vol I and rubbed to rest with light loss, some rubbing to boards with small splash to upper Vol II, closed split 2 to 3 hinges. Good shelf presence featuring 7 gilt ruled flat bands, 5 gilt dentelled compartments with gilt ship and anchor vignette decoration and 1 remaining black title label to spines gently chipped to head with very slight loss. 2 Volume set of First Stockdale Edition, with Stothards definitive Crusoe illustrations.2 Volume set of First Stockdale Edition, with Stothards definitive Crusoe illustrations. The story of Robinson Crusoe has been thought to be based upon Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish castaway who lived for four years on an uninhabited Pacific Island, now part of Chile and renamed Robinson Crusoe Island. Upon first publication, Crusoe himself was credited as author, leading readers to believe he was a real person and the book a travelogue. Instantly and wildly popular, the work is often credited as marking the beginning of realistic fiction as a genre, and generally seen as a contender for the first English Novel. It has gone on to become one of the most widely published books in history. 2 Volume set of First Stockdale Edition, with Stothards definitive Crusoe illustrations.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 2nd Edition. SHEPARDSON BOOKSTALL OVER 20 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE. BEAUTIFUL OLD DJ Light Green with Red trim; DJ covered in mylar; has 225 titles listed on inside. BOOK: is covered in Dark Brown balloon cloth #7 (1931-39) with gold title and trim; leaping torch carrier on front in gold; tanning on spine; per Scot Kami's: has Hayward; does not have Hamsun making this AUTUMN 1934; Clean Orange Kent EP. Very nicer copy of this very old popular book.