The Life And Strange Surprising Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe Illustrated by Lynd Ward ATTRIBUTES: Hardcover with no dust jacket CATALOG INFO: Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap, 1946. The Illustrated Junior Library Edition Assumed FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING of the IJL Edition. Tan boards w/green spine illustrated with bare feet. 370 pages. 8vo - over 7 3/4 " - 9 3/4 " tall. Black & White illustrations, plus 10+ beautiful full page, full-color lithographs by Lynd Ward Though Defoe's book was inspired by a real life event, it was the first notable work of literature where the story was independent of mythology, history, legends, or previous literature. CONDITION: VERY GOOD with age toning and finger smudges to page edges. Scuffs & soiling to covers with edge, head & tail bumps to cloth covers. Overall pages are very clean inside with small inscription on top right corner of pictorial endpaper and blue crayon smudge on one of the back blank pages.. . . $28.99 + 🚢🔆Claim by commenting "ME" or "MINE". Visit #claimitMINE for more of our shop items and our purchase & shop policy info. Lynd Kendall Ward [ b. 26 June 1905 ~ d. 28 June 1985) American. Illustrator, storyteller. Son of Methodist minister and prominent political organizer Harry F. Ward. Ward illustrated some 200 juvenile and adult books. Best known for his wood engraving and is considered one of the founders of the American graphic novel. Ward also worked in watercolor, oil, brush and ink, lithography and mezzotint. #LyndWard #RobinsonCrusoe #DanielDefoe Classic #IllustratedClassics Literature Juvenile Book Novel Ships | Sea Survivor South America Classic Literature; Novel; Juvenile B/W Full Color Illustrations Litho graphs Home school Human Adventure Art History #firsteditionbooks #booksales #bookworm #booklover Collecting Collection Collectable ref:| Collecting Collection Collectable ref: bk_MRY_defoe https://www.instagram.com/p/B2nl2lOAT78/?igshid=1mml1c2s4g3ph
