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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!
Special Collections: Fine Bindings ~ Fairies and Fairy Tales ~ Terror and Madness ~ Poetry ~ Food, Drink and Apothecary ~ Science Fiction ~ Illuminations, Lettering and Hand-Coloring ~ Magic ~ Supernatural and Occult ~ Alchemy ~ Science and Technical ~ Maritime ~ Costumes ~ Humor ~ Children's books ~ Legend of King Arthur ~ Americana ~ 18th Century ~ 19th Century 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
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.
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9 months ago on August 08, 2012 at 10:24am
The Secrets of the Invisible World Disclos’d: or, An Universal History of Apparitions Sacred and Prophane, Under all Denominations; whether, Angelical, Diabolical, or Human-Souls departed
Daniel Defoe (as Andrew Moreton, Esqu. - pseud). London: J. Clarke et al., 1729.
First published in 1727 as An Essay on the History and Reality of Apparitions.
2 years ago on November 02, 2010 at 04:31pm
