THE NEW ROBINSON CRUSOE, Designed for the Amusement and Instruction of the Youth of Both Sexes. Translated from the original German. Embellished with cuts. Price six pence.
London: E. Newbery, 1799. [1-5]6-128 pages. Illustrated with woodcut frontispiece and thirteen other fine cuts, all by John Bewick, two of which are signed. Original Dutch floral boards. 11.3x8.2cms. Spine and hinges repaired; else a very good, clean copy of a rare edition. Contained in a morocco-backed folding box. This edition with cuts by John Bewick was first published in 1790 and re-issued in 1797 and 1790. This particular printing was unknown to Roscoe, though he lists a copy each of the editions of 1790 and 1797 (J49). Tattersfield JB45. Not in Osborne, Oppenheimer or Gumuchian. One copy only of this edition recorded by ESTC: University of Michigan Library..
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