1895 Rare Book - THE ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE illustrated by Browne & Griset.
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(Description)
Author: Daniel Defoe. (Gordon Browne and Ernest Griset, illustrators).
Title: The Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner.
Publisher: New York, A. L. Burt, Publisher, no date (1895).
Language: Text in English.
Size: 7.5 " X 5.5 ".
Pages: 452 pages.
Binding: Attractive and good original decorated full cloth binding (hinges tight, small 1" crack on the front cover upper hinge and upper spine repaired by a previous owner - as shown, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean - as shown, bookseller bookplate on the first endpaper - as shown, rare light foxing or staining - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the 29 full page illustrations and 5 beautiful original colored plates by Gordon Brown and Ernest Griset.
The book: Attractive 19th-century edition of the Adventures of Robinson Crusoe illustrated by Browne & Griset.
The author: Daniel Defoe (1660 – 24 April 1731), born Daniel Foe, was an English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer and spy. He is most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe, which is second only to the Bible in its number of translations. Defoe is noted for being one of the earliest proponents of the novel, as he helped to popularise the form in Britain with others such as Aphra Behn and Samuel Richardson, and is among the founders of the English novel. Defoe wrote many political tracts and often was in trouble with the authorities, including prison time. Intellectuals and political leaders paid attention to his fresh ideas and sometimes consulted with him.