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DE FOË (D.). LA VIE ET LES AVANTURES AVENTURES...

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DE FOË (D.). LA VIE ET LES AVANTURES [AVENTURES] SURPRENANTES DE ROBINSON CRUSOE. Amsterdam, L'Honoré et Chatelain, 1720-21. Three strong volumes in-12 in fawn calf, framed with lean and bold gilded fillets on the boards, ornate ribbed spine, morocco title page (period binding). Spine golds tarnished, 2 headpieces slightly missing, small leather loss at one cut, endpapers renewed. FIRST FRENCH EDITION for volumes 2 (dated 1720) and 3 (dated 1721), second edition for volume 1 (dated 1721). Translated from English by Saint-Hyacinthe and Van Effen. Engraved title vignette repeated on the title, 20 engraved FIGURES by B. Picart, including 3 frontispieces and 3 folding maps. Volume 3 is entitled: Réflexions sérieuses et importantes de Robinson Crusoë, faites pendant les Avantures surprenantes de sa Vie. With his vision of the angelic world. ¶ Cohen, 404-405 - Brunet, II, 566.