The Swiss Family Robinson

This is a lovely copy of The Swiss Family Robinson, the famous book, written in 1812, by the German-Swiss writer Johann Wyss. It is about a family of Swiss immigrants who were sailing to Australia when their ship was blown off course and they were stranded in the East Indies. This copy is liberally illustrated by… Read more about this item

Garden City, NY: Garden City Publishing Co.. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. The interior of the book is clean and tight, with no signatures or marks, and very few signs of previous use. The 8 colour plates are present. The blue covers are fresh, with light edgewear overall, and heavier wear to the top and bottom of the spine. The… Read more about this item

J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1949. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1949. First edition thus. 454 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over pictorial cloth. Colour and black and white illustrations throughout by Charles Folkard. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. A previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf wear with… Read more about this item

Springfield, Massachusetts: McLoughlin Brothers, [no date]. Hardcover. Fair. Reprint. Illustrated in black and white by W. Kuhnert with a chromolithographed frontispiece. Hinges cracked, lacking both free endpapers and possibly a rear blank, final leaves foxed and toned, fair only.

Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., 1111. Hardcover. Good/Good. No Edition Remarks. 565 pages. Blue dust jacket over red cloth with gilt lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light… Read more about this item

J M Dent & Sons, 1957. hardcover. Good/Acceptable Jacket. 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo). 1957 edition. Acceptable condition jackets have more than average wear and have been repaired. Previous owner's ink inscriptions. Illustrated in colour and monochrome by Charles Folkard. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust… Read more about this item

Ward, Lock & Co., 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 320 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Prize plate stuck to front free endpaper. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Brown staining to pages throughout. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing… Read more about this item

J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1953. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1953. Reprinted. 128 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over white cloth and gilt lettering. Contains coloured plates. Binding remains firm. Pages & plates remain bright with minimal tanning. Pen inscription to front free end paper. Boards have light edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and spine is presentable with minimal… Read more about this item

Humphrey Milford, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 255 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial cloth. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Cracks to guttering throughout and to hinges, with exposed netting. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to… Read more about this item

Purnell Bancroft, 1966. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

J. M. Dent & Sons, London. 1956.. Hardback.. Black and White illustrations. Very Good (-) in Good (+) Dust Jacket. DJ chipped, but protected by high-grade removable clear cover. Previous owner's name and date on reverse of frontispiece.

David McKay. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing/light scuffing. Binding is tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Bancroft & Co., 1966. Bancroft Classics. Hard covers, dust jacket. V.g./Faiar. Jacket frayed.

London: Routledge, 1111. New Edition. . Hardcover. Good+. 16mo. Green boards.Rubbing to spine title. Cracked front hinge. dedication to ffep dated 1870. Light watermark to edges of frontis. Light foxing.

Philadelphia: David McKay Book. Illus. by Robinson, T. H.. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. The Golden Books for Children. No date, edition not stated. With eight colored plates by T. H. Robinson. Pictorial paste down of tortoise pulling boat on front board. Paste down bright and clean, minor rubbing at lower edge where paste down hangs… Read more about this item

London: Dent, 1977. Book. Illus. by Folkard, Charles. Very Good. Hardback. Reprint. 4vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Dustwrapper is Priceclipped. 341 pages, No inscription, Orange Dustwrapper. Very Good, very clean, light bump to top roght corner and light sunning to edges..

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.