c1898 Swiss Family Robinson by H. Frith Antique Illustrated Fiction Book

c1898 Swiss Family Robinson by H. Frith Antique Illustrated Fiction Book

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c1898 Swiss Family Robinson by H. Frith Antique Illustrated Fiction Book

The Swiss Family Robinson - An Account Of The Adventures Of A Swiss Pastor And His Family On An Uninhabited Island
Translated From The Best Original Editions
By H. Frith
Published by Ward, Lock & Co: London c1898 (undated - prize plate dated 1898)

" The Swiss Family Robinson is a novel by the Swiss author Johann David Wyss, first published in 1812, about a Swiss family of immigrants whose ship en route to Port Jackson, Australia goes off course and is shipwrecked in the East Indies. The ship's crew is lost, but the family and several domestic animals survive. They make their way to shore, where they build a settlement, undergoing several adventures before being rescued; some refuse rescue and remain on the island. The book is the most successful of a large number of "Robinsonade" novels that were written in response to the success of Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe (1719). It has gone through a large number of versions and adaptations."

General wear, rub through and fading to covers and spine. Prize plate present. Inside hinges split, webbing exposed with wobbly covers. Some light spotting present. A decent copy in good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.

Size 22cm x 15cm x 4cm - 556 Pages + Publishers Advertising

Categories:

  • Fiction
  • Literature

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    Condition: Good
    Binding: Cloth
    Special Attributes: ["Decorated Cloth Binding", "Illustrated", "Prize Plate 1898"]
    Region: Europe
    Subject: Literature & Fiction
    Original/Facsimile: Original
    Seller Notes: General wear, rub through and fading to covers and spine. Prize plate present. Inside hinges split, webbing exposed with wobbly covers. Some light spotting present. A decent copy in good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.
    Language: English
    Author: Johann David Wyss
    Publisher: Ward, Lock & Co: London
    Year Printed: 1898
    Sub-subject: Novel