• The new Robinson Crusoe : an instructive and entertaining history, for the use of children of both sexes / translated from the French ; embellished with thirty-two beautiful cuts

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Language:
  • English
Call number:
  • Eng 18 26881
Extent:
  • viii, [9]-265 pages, 7 unnumbered pages : illustrations (woodcuts) ; 18 cm (12mo)
Format:
  • Book
Type:
  • Imaginary voyages
  • Survivors' narratives
  • Robinsonades
  • Fiction
Description:
  • Anonymous free translation from French of Campe's Robinson der Jüngere; the Preface credits "Mr. Campe."
  • Woodcuts attributed to Bewick by Osborne (cited below).
  • The 32 full-page woodcuts are included in the signatures (they went through the press with the text), but not included in the pagination.
  • Publisher's advertisements on 7 pages at end.
  • "Entered at Stationers Hall" --Below imprint on title page.
  • Signatures: A-O¹².
  • Cotsen copy: Pictorial bookplate of "William S. Lloyd" on front pastedown, depicting Robinson Crusoe in contemplation of Friday's footprint (illustration by R.J. Henderson).
  • Cotsen copy: Book-label of Rosenbach Foundation Museum on front free endpaper, ink-stamped, "released, 1968."
Publisher:
  • London : Printed for John Stockdale, opposite Burlington House, Piccadilly, MDCCLXXXIX [1789]
Subject:
  • Crusoe, Robinson (Fictitious character)—Fiction
  • Survival—Fiction
  • Castaways—Fiction
  • Imaginary voyages
  • Survivors' narratives
  • Robinsonades—1879
Title sort:
  • new Robinson Crusoe : an instructive and entertaining history, for the use of children of both sexes / translated from the French ; embellished with thirty-two beautiful cuts.
Alternative:
  • Robinson Crusoe
Spatial:
  • England
Created:
  • 1789-01-01T00:00:00Z
Date:
  • 1789
Identifier:
  • ark:/88435/bk128k06k
Location:
  • CTSN Eng 18 26881
Edm rights:
  • No Known Copyright
Range label:
  • Logical
Uniform title:
  • Robinson der Jüngere. English
Creator:
  • Campe, Joachim Heinrich, 1746-1818
References:
  • Osborne Collection of early children's books, p. 239
  • English short title catalogue, T138331
Engraver:
  • Bewick, John, 1760-1795
Former owner:
  • Rosenbach Museum & Library
Translator:
  • Campe, Joachim Heinrich, 1746-1818