Franklin Center, Pa.: Franklin Library, 1977. Book. Illus. by Walter Paget (Illustrator). Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. bound in full brown morocco, gilt cover and spine, 374 pages : illustrations,4 raised bands, brown moire end papers, all edges gilt, silk page marker, a volume in the series 100 greatest books of all time. minor shelf wear to lower edge. The story begins with the universal quest: the young man in Britain, torn between his safe home and his hunger for adventure, breaks away from his loving father and sails away into the unknown. After a series of harrowing escapes, he's shipwrecked on a desert island. His lively first-person account shows how his intelligence and education help him survive for many years, and how he uses technology, including guns and tools salvaged from the shi.

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Bookseller: Harry E Bagley Books Ltd (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1125558480
Title: The adventures of Robinson Crusoe
Author: Defoe Daniel
Illustrator: Walter Paget (Illustrator)
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: no d.j. as Issued
Publisher: Franklin Library
Place of Publication: Franklin Center, Pa.
Date Published: 1977
Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: Action and adventure fiction,Adventure stories,Castaways Castaways Fiction.Crusoe, Robinson (Fictitious character) Crusoe, Robinson (Fictitious character) Fiction,Fiction Islands
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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Shelf Wear: Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
Raised Band(s): Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
Morocco: Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...