- 182
Wyss, Johann David
Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Wyss, Johann David
- [Swiss Family Robinson.] The Family Robinson Crusoe: or, Journal of a Father Shipwrecked, with his Wife and Children, on an Uninhabited Island. Translated from the German of M. Wiss [by William Godwin]. London: for M.J. Godwin and Co., 1814
- paper
8vo (168 x 104mm.), two volumes, second edition in English of volume 1, first edition in English of volume 2, engraved frontispiece and 5 plates after H. Corbauld, engraved folding map, contemporary tree calf, each spine with 7 horizontal gilt rules, volume 2 with gilt volume number on spine, blue morocco folding case, some browning and offsetting, small restoration to text on margin of C7 in vol. 2 (2)
Provenance
"Johanna Vanden Broeck", contemporary ownership signatures on endpapers; Pierre S. duPont III, his sale at Christie's New York, 8 October 1991, lot 255
Literature
Gumuchian 4907; Herman W. Liebert, Yale University Library Gazette (XXXII, 1: July 1947); Justin G. Schiller, Ltd., Catalogue 41: Reams of Childhood (1983), item 112
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, when appropriate
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
RARE. The first part of The Family Robinson Crusoe was originally published in Zurich in 1812. It was then first issued in English in a two-volume format by Mary J. Godwin, also in 1814. The continuation in German was published in 1813, but not translated into English until 1816.