Another issue. 18 cm. Portrait on t.p. of Book 1 has been replaced by a woodcut of Defoe in the pillory. Book 2 has imprint: London, Printed in the year 1706. Bound with his: The true-born Englishman. [London], 1701. and Books 1 and 4 have title vignette (author's portrait with name below).
First edition, first issue, with the first ("The") variant reading on p. 270--cf. Hutchins. Robinson Crusoe, p. 122-128., p. 63-64 (2d count) repeated in pagination. Without asterisk at bottom of p. 47 (2d count). Publisher's advertisements, [2] p. following p. 84 (2d count)., and Published August 6, 1720.
Actual date of publication from Moore and Furbank and Owens; advertised in the Post Boy for 18-20 December 1722 as "this day"., BEIN Defoe 722r: Bookplate of Lady Elizabeth Germain., In this issue, lines 13-14 of the title have "married four wives, and five of them prov'd whores;". Another later issue was corrected to "was five times married to four whores;"., and Signatures: A⁴ B-Cc⁸.
Publisher:
Printed, and sold by J. Brotherton, at the Royal-Exchange; T. Payne, near Stationers-Hall; W. Mears, at the Lamb, and A. Dodd, at the Peacock without Temple-Bar; W. Chetwood, in Covent-Garden; J. Graves, in St. James's-Street; S. Chapman, in Pall-Mall, and J. Stagg, at Westminster-Hall,
A. Bettesworth in Paternoster Row, C. King in Westminster-Hall, J. Brotherton and W. Meadows in Cornhill, W. Chetwood in Covent-Garden, and sold by W. Boreham in Pater-noster Row,
Life and most surprising adventures of Robinson Crusoe. and Robinson Crusoe. Adaptations.
Description:
Three volumes in one, with continuous pagination. Vol. II has individual title page: The farther adventures of Robinson Crusoe. Wherein are contain'd, several strange and surprizing accounts of all his travels, and most remarkable transactions, both by sea and land: with his wonderful vision of the angelick world. Vol. II and III. Written origanally by himself, and now faithfully abridg'd. London: Printed in the year, 1722; v. III has caption title: Robinson Crusoe's vision of the angelick world.
Publisher:
Printed by E. Midwinter, and sold by A. Bettesworth, at the Ped-Lyon in Pater-Noster-Row; J. Brotherton, at the Bible; W. Meadows at the Angel in Cornhill; and M. Hotham, at the Black-Boy on London-Bridge,
BEIN Defoe 50 719 1: Publisher's advertisements, [4] p. following p. 364. Bookplate of John Frederick Doveton, L.L.B., First ed., first issue, with second state of t.p., third state of preface, and first state of text p. 353--cf. Hutchins, Robinson Crusoe, p. 52-71., and Published April 25, 1719.
Abridgement of The life and strange surprizing adventures of Robinson Crusoe ... and Robinson Crusoe. Adaptations.
Description:
Added title page: an abridgement of The life and strange surprizing adventures of Robinson Crusoe ... London: Printed, and sold by E. Smith, 1719. and The Amsterdam Coffee house piracy, an abridgment, partly rewritten, of Part 1, published about August 1, 1719--cf. Hutchins. Robinson Crusoe, p. 150-7. The added title page is present in none of the copies described by Professor Hutchins.
Publisher:
Printed for T. Cox at the Amsterdam Coffeehouse near the Royal Exchange,