1916 Rare Book - Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. Illustrated by Milo Winter.
(Description)
Author: Daniel Defoe. Milo Winter, illustrator.
Title: Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe.
Publisher: Chicago, Rand McNally & Company, no date (1916). The Windermere Series.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 9.5 " X 6.5 ".
Pages: 382 pages.
Binding: Attractive and near fine original illustrated full-cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good, near fine content (bright, tight, and clean - as shown).
Illustrations: Beautifully illustrated with twelve full-page color illustrations by Milo Winter.
The book: Rare and nicely illustrated early 20th-century edition of Robinson Crusoe.
The illustrator: Milo Winter (August 7, 1888 – August 15, 1956) was an American book illustrator. He created editions of Aesop's Fables, Arabian Nights, Alice in Wonderland, A Christmas Carol, Gulliver's Travels, Tanglewood Tales (1913), and others.
The author: Daniel Defoe (born Daniel Foe; c. 1660 – 24 April 1731) was an English writer, merchant, journalist, pamphleteer, social critic, and spy. He is most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe, published in 1719, which is claimed to be second only to the Bible in its number of translations. He has been seen as one of the earliest proponents of the English novel and helped to popularise the form in Britain with others such as Aphra Behn and Samuel Richardson. Defoe wrote many political tracts, was often in trouble with the authorities and spent a period in prison. Intellectuals and political leaders paid attention to his fresh ideas and sometimes consulted him.