“A noble mind finds its purest joy in the accomplishment of its duty, and to that willingly sacrifices its inclination.”
Clean copy of Wyss’s novel which has entertained generations of children as the perfect “desert island story” for over a century. Illustrations by Lynd Ward.
Author: Johann Wyss
Title: The Swiss Family Robinson
Edition: No edition remarks
Published: London: Macdonald & Co., 1949
Physical Description: Hardcover; Octavo; 377p
Condition: Good condition dust jacket (price-clipped) with edge wear, toning and chipping—in new protector. Boards and spine clean with bumping to corners and crushing at spine ends. Binding solid and square. Pages tanned. Bookplate on front end-paper.
Comments: Charming copy
