The Swiss Family Robinson - late 19th century – rare, vintage, or collectible item from Deb’s Book Paradise
The Swiss Family Robinson - late 19th century – rare, vintage, or collectible item from Deb’s Book Paradise
The Swiss Family Robinson - late 19th century – rare, vintage, or collectible item from Deb’s Book Paradise
The Swiss Family Robinson - late 19th century – rare, vintage, or collectible item from Deb’s Book Paradise
The Swiss Family Robinson - late 19th century – rare, vintage, or collectible item from Deb’s Book Paradise
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The Swiss Family Robinson - late 19th century – rare, vintage, or collectible item from Deb’s Book ParadiseThe Swiss Family Robinson - late 19th century – rare, vintage, or collectible item from Deb’s Book ParadiseThe Swiss Family Robinson - late 19th century – rare, vintage, or collectible item from Deb’s Book ParadiseThe Swiss Family Robinson - late 19th century – rare, vintage, or collectible item from Deb’s Book ParadiseThe Swiss Family Robinson - late 19th century – rare, vintage, or collectible item from Deb’s Book Paradise

The Swiss Family Robinson-late 19th century

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Description

Author: Johann David Wyss
Publisher: American Publishers Corporation, New York
Edition: Oxford Edition
Date: Late 19th century (gift inscription dated 1891)
Format: Hardcover
Binding: Original publisher’s binding with gilt spine
Condition: Near Fine

Description

A handsome late-19th-century Oxford Edition of The Swiss Family Robinson, preserved in notably strong near fine condition.

The volume retains its original publisher’s binding, with bright, well-defined gilt lettering on the spine and clean, well-proportioned boards showing only minimal wear at the foot of the spine. The text block is solid and sound, with no looseness or structural weakness, and the paper remains supple and well preserved for its age.

The book is inscribed in period, dated Christmas 1891, providing a pleasing glimpse into its early ownership and confirming its 19th-century provenance. Interior pages are clean and legible, with no intrusion that detracts from reading or presentation.

This is a particularly attractive survival of a classic work of adventure and moral instruction—far superior to the commonly encountered worn, dull, or shaken copies—and well suited to the collector who values condition, integrity, and presence on the shelf.
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