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"May blessings be upon the head of Cadmus, the Phoenicians, or whoever it was that invented books." -Thomas Carlyle

Welcome to my virtual book collection. Since collecting actual books is somewhat cost-prohibitive, I've begun to amass all of the books I would love to have if I had the means. Some are new, lots are old, all are unique or beautiful or unusual or in some other way have captured my fancy. Enjoy browsing!

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Authors and illustrators: Edgar Allan Poe ~ Jules Verne ~ Edmund Dulac ~ Kay Nielsen ~ Arthur Rackham ~ Edward Gorey ~ Charles Dickens ~ H.P. Lovecraft ~ William Hope Hodgson ~ Mark Twain ~ Lewis Carroll ~ Salvador Dali ~ George Cruikshank ~ Emily Dickinson ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ H.G. Wells

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The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner Daniel Defoe. San Francisco, Limited Editions Club, 1930. (Story first published 1719) Introduction by Ford Madox Ford. Color illustrations by Edward A. Wilson. (Large 8vo) 26.5x18 cm. (10½x7”), blue morocco backed cloth. From an edition of 1500 copies printed by the Grabhorn Press.

The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner
Daniel Defoe. San Francisco, Limited Editions Club, 1930. (Story first published 1719)

Introduction by Ford Madox Ford. Color illustrations by Edward A. Wilson. (Large 8vo) 26.5x18 cm. (10½x7”), blue morocco backed cloth. From an edition of 1500 copies printed by the Grabhorn Press.

#Daniel Defoe  #Robinson Crusoe  #Limited Editions Club  #Edward A. Wilson  
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9 months ago on August 08, 2012 at 10:24am
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