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Defoe, Daniel. Grandville. Aventures de Robinson Crusoe. Traduction nouvelle.

With frontispiece on china paper, 40 plates and numerous vignettes in the text, all in wood-engraving after J.-J. Grandville. Half title, title, 610 pp., 1 leaf. Large 8vo. Green half morocco, spine with gilt-stamped decoration. – Paris, H. Fournier ainé, 1840.

First edition with the illustrations by Grandville. – Brivois 155; Sander 271; Vicaire III, 750f. – Beautiful copy in an appropirate contemp. binding. Corners slightly bumped. – Best.-Nr. 22220