print;
book;
book-illustration
- Museum number
- 1992,0406.77
- Description
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Defoe, Daniel. Robinson Crusoe. Edited after the original editions by J. W. Clark, M.A. London and Cambridge: Macmillan and Co., 1866. Cambridge: Printed by C. J. Clay, M. A. at the University Press. Xii, 607p. The illustration on the title page is of Robinson Crusoe. It is signed with the monogram of John Everett Millais, and is dated “1862” underneath the monogram. Robin de Beaumont's notes regarding price and dating of this copy are written on the front endpaper verso and on a separate slip of paper. The bookplate of Robin de Beaumont is on the front pastedown.
Binding: Text sewn on two sawn-in cords. Brown endpapers and pastedowns. Blue ungrained cloth. Binders ticket on lower pastedown: “/ Bound by. Burn/ 37 & 38/ Kirby St./” [Ball no. 20A ] On the lower cover, two fillets are blocked in blind on the borders. On the upper cover, two fillets are blocked in blind in gold. The central medallion on the upper cover is formed by two circular gold fillets, and it shows the figure of Crusoe by the seashore, holding a rifle in his left hand which is resting on his left shoulder. In his right hand, he holds a parasol. The spine is blocked in gold. At the head and at the tail, three fillets are blocked in gold, one thick between two thin. Near the head, the title: “/ Life/ and/ adventures/ of/ Robinson/ Crusoe/ of York/ Mariner/” is blocked in gold.
- Production date
- 1866
- Dimensions
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Height: 165 millimetres
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Thickness: 30 millimetres
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Width: 115 millimetres
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: Robinson Crusoe
- Acquisition date
- 1992
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1992,0406.77
