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Wyss, Johann David & Johann Rudolf Wyss
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
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Description
- The Family Robinson Crusoe; or, Journal of a father shipwrecked, with his wife and children, on an uninhabited island. London: Printed [by Richard & Arthur Taylor] for M. J. Godwin & Co. ... and Hailes, Piccadilly, 1816
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3 volumes in two, 8vo (6 3/4 x 4 1/8 in.; 172 x 105 mm). Two title pages, engraved folding map, 6 engraved plates (including frontispiece) by Springsguth or J. Dadley after H. Courbold, printed note promising the continuation at end of first volume; some minor soiling and spotting, small tear in lower margin of frontispiece and first title mended. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards, gold-stamped green morocco title labels on spines; extremities worn.
Literature
Darton, p. 115 note; Gumuchian 4907 note
Condition
some minor soiling and spotting, small tear in lower margin of frontispiece and first title mended. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards, gold-stamped green morocco title labels on spines; extremities worn.
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
First complete edition in English of the "Swiss Family Robinson," the first two volumes consisting of a re-issue of Godwin's 1814 edition with a cancel title page, along with the first appearance of Wyss' continuation, as announced at the end of the first volume. While said, on the title, to be translated from the German, it was in fact translated from the French of Baroness Montolieu by the Godwins.