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The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe Hardcover - 2000

by Daniel Defoe


About this book

Robinson Crusoe was first published in April 1719, in London. In the beginning, the story was published as an autobiography, but it was later established that the author was Daniel Defoe. The novel became an instant classic, with four editions printed in the first year of publication. Often called the first English novel, it follows the story of Robinson Crusoe, a man marooned on an island. Crusoe’s adventure-packed story of survival started the genre of realistic fiction and inspired a slew of other survival novels. Over the course of its publication history, Robinson Crusoe has become the second-most translated book in the world.

First Edition Identification

True first editions of Robinson Crusoe are exceedingly rare and valuable. When the book was first published in April 1719, people read it so often that most copies have since fallen to pieces. The first edition was published by William Taylor at the Ship, a place of publication on Paternoster Row, a street in London home to the city’s publishing trade. The octavo book is bound in crushed red morocco.

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  • Title The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
  • Author Daniel Defoe
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 517
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher North Books
  • Date 2000-04
  • Large Print Yes
  • ISBN 9780939495986 / 0939495988
  • Ages 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 880
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe

by Defoe, Daniel ( Adapted By Malvina G. Vogel )

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Description:
Baronet, NY, 1992, 1992. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Pablo Marcos Studio. Octavo, hardcover, VG in bright and attractive blue pictorial boards. 231 pp. No dj. A violent storm at sea destroys Robinson Crusoe's ship. He alone survives and is cast ashore on a deserted island. A story of survival and courage. Great Illustrated Classics series.
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