Defoe (Daniel) The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner... Written by Himself, third edition, issue with phoenix tail-piece and "Soci-" catchword on p.3, engraved frontispiece, lacking final 2 advertisement ff., 1719; The Farther Adventures ... Being the Second and Last Part, first edition, first variant with verso of A4 blank and p.295 correctly numbered, engraved folding map, 11pp. advertisements at end, 1719; Serious Reflections during the Life and Surprising Adventures ... with his vision of the Angelick World, first edition, engraved folding plan of the island, 2pp. advertisements at end, 1720, woodcut title vignettes, initials, head- and tail-pieces, the odd light marking or small patch of staining but a very good, clean set generally, bookplate of Hugh Perkins to pastedowns, polished calf, gilt, by F. Bedford for B. M. Pickering, spines gilt in compartments, vol. 3 with light fading to head, for W. Taylor, 8vo (3)

⁂ A complete and handsome set of Defoe's classic tale of shipwreck and survival, often hailed as the first novel in the English language.