Description: This lovely volume, beautifully slipcased, is accompanied by "The Sandglass," an explanatory pamphlet describing how the book was built--the paper, the design, the font, and the illustrator. "The Swiss Family Robinson" is a novel by the Swiss author Johann David Wyss, first published in 1812, about a Swiss family of immigrants whose ship en route to Port Jackson, Australia, goes off course and is shipwrecked in the East Indies. The ship's crew is lost, but the family and several domestic animals survive. They make their way to shore, where they build a settlement, undergoing several adventures before being rescued; some refuse rescue and remain on the island. The book is the most successful of a large number of "Robinsonade" novels that were written in response to the success of Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe (1719). It has gone through a large number of versions and adaptations. When you purchase this item, you are supporting the Friends of the Cascade Library. Of the proceeds, 100% goes to the Friends, a non-profit organization helping to provide books, AV materials, programming for adults, teens, and children at our library. · The images are of the item you will receive.· Shipping is done 3 times weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Every package is carefully wrapped and has a tracking number.· Please feel free to ask us any questions about an item.
Price: 18 USD
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
End Time: 2024-10-17T14:47:38.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: New York
Signed: No
Publisher: Heritage Press
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Year Printed: 1963
Language: English
Illustrator: David Gentleman
Special Attributes: Collector's Edition, Illustrated, Luxury Edition
Author: Johann Wyss
Personalized: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Classics
