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[Defoe, Daniel]
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- The Wonderful Life and Surprising Adventures of that Renowned Hero Robinson Crusoe. [London: John Newbery, c. 1768]
- paper
32mo (3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in.; 98 x 64 mm). Engraved frontispiece and title, plus 6 engraved plates, 10-page publisher's advertisement paginated "151-160." Original Dutch floral boards; upper hinge neatly repaired, lower portion of backstrip gone. In a red half-morocco slipcase.
Provenance
Edgar S. Oppenheimer (pencil note on front pastedown and citation in Roscoe, his [unnamed] sale, Sotheby's 22 June 1982, lot 47) — Justin Schiller (bookplate)
Literature
S. Roscoe, John Newbery and His Successors (1975), J93 (1) & (1a) which are apparently identical.
Condition
upper hinge neatly repaired, lower portion of backstrip gone.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The first edition to be published by the Newberys, evidently unique, and dated by Roscoe to "not before 1768." The title and collation he gives under (1A) is the same as the present copy (though with only 5 plates), and he states "perhaps = no. (1)."