1769 ADVENTURES of ROBINSON CRUSOE by DANIEL DEFOE 2 VOLS. illustrated ANTIQUE

Les adventures, ou, la vie et les voyages de l'ancien Robinson, surnomme Crusoe.

Traduction libre... attribue au celebre Richard Steele.

Nouvelle ed. 2 in 1 vol.

(And: Gain de Montagnac,LJ).

Les adventures, ou la vie et les voyages du new Robinson, le Chavalier de Kilpar.

Trad. libre... by M. Fielding.

2 in 1 volume.

Total 4 parts in 2 volumes. 


Frankfurt, leipzig and The Hague, van Duren;  1769

With 4 (repeated) marked title vignettes. and a total of 17 (including frontis) copper plates

Original leather bindings, spines with raised bands, gilt, red edges

-Ullrich 39, 30 and 167, 70-b. Seebass II, 1633. -

I.

is a very free adaptation of Defoe's novel and "has nothing to do with Richard Steele" (Sebass),

II.

is merely attributed to Fielding and the actual author is Gain de Montagnac."

Some foxing

Size 4 by 6 3/4"

Text in French

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