WYSS, [Johann David].
Le Robinson Suisse ou Récit d'un Père de Famille Jeté Par un Naufrage dans une île Déserte, Avec sa Femme et ses Enfants; Traduction Nouvelle Contenant la suite donnée par l'auteur allemand, M. Wyss.
Description:
pp. 528. 20 plates, woodcuts on tinted paper, by MARCKL. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards, half-title discarded by binder, plates browned around the edges of the central glazed image panel, some foxing of the adjacent text leaves, a little wear to the head of the spine and rubbing of the edges, a good copy overall.
*The spirited illustrations are mostly natural history subjects, revealing the castaways' island to have a rather unlikely faunal assemblage - kangaroos, lions, zebra, iguanas, buffalo, whales, bears and so on.
P.-C. Lehuby. Paris.
Date Published: No date [c.1860s]. 8vo.
Stock No. 16516
Price: £15.00