![DEFOE, Daniel (1660-1731).The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner… Written by Himself. [and:] The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe; Being the Second and Last Part of his Life, and of the Strange Surprizing Accounts of his Travels Round three Parts of the Globe. London: Printed for W[illiam] Taylor, 1719.](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2017/CKS/2017_CKS_14299_0221_000(defoe_daniel_the_life_and_strange_surprizing_adventures_of_robinson_cr105428).jpg?w=1)
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DEFOE, Daniel (1660-1731).The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner… Written by Himself. [and:] The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe; Being the Second and Last Part of his Life, and of the Strange Surprizing Accounts of his Travels Round three Parts of the Globe. London: Printed for W[illiam] Taylor, 1719.
First edition, first issue of both parts, of what is widely considered the first novel in English. The first part appeared in April 1719 and the second in August of the same year. Defoe’s account of Crusoe’s experiences after shipwreck proved an immediate success, running through four editions before the end of 1719. It has since become the archetypal castaway narrative, inspiring countless imitations and adaptations. Hutchins, Robinson Crusoe and its printing, pp.52-112; PMM 180; Rothschild 775.
2 volumes, octavo (192 x 120mm). Engraved frontispiece of Crusoe in part 1, folding double-hemisphere world map in part 2 (expert marginal repair in B2 of part one and second title, tears to map repaired, title and preface leaf in part one slightly cropped at fore-margin). 19th-century Russia by Clarke & Bedford, gilt crest on covers, spine gilt in compartments (expertly rebacked preserving the original spine). Calf slipcase. Provenance: Archibald Acheson, 3rd Earl of Gosford (1806-1864; binding) — Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery (1847-1929; embossed stamp on titles, bookplates).
First edition, first issue of both parts, of what is widely considered the first novel in English. The first part appeared in April 1719 and the second in August of the same year. Defoe’s account of Crusoe’s experiences after shipwreck proved an immediate success, running through four editions before the end of 1719. It has since become the archetypal castaway narrative, inspiring countless imitations and adaptations. Hutchins, Robinson Crusoe and its printing, pp.52-112; PMM 180; Rothschild 775.
2 volumes, octavo (192 x 120mm). Engraved frontispiece of Crusoe in part 1, folding double-hemisphere world map in part 2 (expert marginal repair in B2 of part one and second title, tears to map repaired, title and preface leaf in part one slightly cropped at fore-margin). 19th-century Russia by Clarke & Bedford, gilt crest on covers, spine gilt in compartments (expertly rebacked preserving the original spine). Calf slipcase. Provenance: Archibald Acheson, 3rd Earl of Gosford (1806-1864; binding) — Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery (1847-1929; embossed stamp on titles, bookplates).
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