The Swiss Family Robinson. Adventures of a Father Sand Mother and Four Sons in a Desert Island.

WYSS, Johann David.

London: Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1826. Sixth Edition. Octavo. Bound in quarter red calf over plain paper boards, with gilt titles to spine. With twelve illustrations and a fold-out map of the island. Binding is worn, with bumping to corners and spine ends, sizable water stain to front board, top and front edges, and rear board. Internally clean, with spotting to fold-out map and surrounding leaves. A suitably unsophisticated copy of this adventure and survival narrative, featuring as it does the full gamut of Robinsonade tropes; shipwreck, homes made from scavenged materials, and a cast of improbably practical protagonists. Item #43235

Price: £150.00