Defoe (Daniel) The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, first edition, first issue, with title and and A2 in first state and with Hutchins' variant points ("apyly" on A2 verso, "Pilot" and "Portuguese" on p.343), with 2 final advertisement ff., engraved frontispiece browned, chipped within image and laid down, title browned and laid down with heavy ink inscription to verso with some show-through, A2 verso margins reinforced, B1 with internal tear to head, recto corner restored, touching catchword, verso with margins reinforced, C5 with small chip to head, R4 creased with tear to foot running into text, final advertisement f. with tear to head of gutter, ink markings in a contemporary hand, [Rothschild 775; PMM 180], Printed for W. Taylor, 1719; The Farther Adventures ... Being the Second and Last Part of his Life, first edition, second issue with "Breaking" on A4 recto and long advertisement beginning "Just Published, the 4th edition ..." on verso, engraved folding frontispiece lacking final segment, title with woodcut illustration of ship, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces, with 5 final advertisement ff., a few ff. closely shaved at head, affecting some page numbers, Printed for W. Taylor, 1719, ink stamps to titles, foxing and some soiling, uniform early 19th century calf, gilt, morocco labels to spines, vol.1 upper joint cracked, some spotting to covers, light rubbing to extremities, 8vo (2)

⁂ The first 2 parts of Defoe's classic tale of shipwreck and survival, a masterpiece and often hailed as the first novel in the English language.