The Swiss Family Robinson
Author:
Wyss, Johann
Contributor:
Murphy, Robert Cushman
Illustrator:
Gentleman, David
Publisher:
Limited Editions Club
Designer:
Carter, Will
Printer:
W. S. Cowell Ltd.
Paper maker:
Grosvenor, Chater & Co. Ltd.
By Johann Wyss, and introduced by Robert Cushman Murphy ; illustrated with engravings by David Gentleman.
Xiii, 356 p ; 29 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2003-05) by Dreyfus, John
Production date: AD 1963
"Of this edition ... one thousand five hundred copies have been made for the members of The Limited Editions Club. It has been designed by Will Carter, and printed by W. S. Cowell Ltd. in Ipswich ... on a paper made specially for the edition by Grosvenor, Chater & Co. Ltd."--Colophon. Museum has copy number "J.D." signed by the illustrator. Illustrated with wood engravings in one and two colours. Quarter bound in natural buckram, stamped on gold and brown leaf, with grass-cloth sides. Issued in slipcase.
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Accession number: PB 244-2003
Primary reference Number: 95773
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Manuscripts and Printed Books
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