Lot 1084
1084
ROBINSONADES -- (DEFOE, D.). The Life And Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe. (1st-)2nd ed. Lond., W. Taylor, 1719. 2 vols. (4), 364, (4); (8), 373, (11) pp. W. engr. front., 2 identical ti-vign., engr. fold. worldmap. 19th c. gilt lettered hcf. w. raised bands. In mod. custom made clamshell box. (Without later publ. 3rd vol., corners bumped, part of leaf B1 (vol. 1) lacking, sm. tear/remnant of tape on v°, owner's entries on free endpaper and on v° front., vol. 1 sl. browned/foxed; vol. 2 occas. foxed, worldmap laid down, large tear in leaf L2).
One of the most famous of all English books, and a seminal work in the imaginery voyage tradition. - Hutchins p. 72ff and 97ff; PMM 180; Hill 355, 460; Owens 201 & 204; Lovett 2. - Volume 1 in the rare second edition, but a variant not entirely conform Hutchins' point of distinction: the catchwords on pages 244 and 260 (reading "tha" and "befor" in Hutchins' description) are in our copy corrected to "that" and "before". All the other points are matching with Hutchins. Volume 2 in the rare first edition, but like volume 1 a variant: our copy combining points of Hutchins' variants B1 and B2, with the v° of A4 blank and the word "Farthfr" on leaf B1 still uncorrected, but with the preface-leaf (A4 recto showing all points of variant B200).€ 2000
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