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This features the fine painted cover by john parker done in 1956, and the interior art by sam citron from the new 1957 rendering of the story. The novel robinson crusoe tells the story of a young and impulsive englishman that defies his parents wishes and takes to the seas seeking adventure. Wyeth, elenore plaisted abbott, and other artists from editions published from the 18th to the early 20th century the complete, unabridged text by daniel defoe a helpful introduction, author bio, and bibliography. Leagues under the sea hrn 128 new cover art gilberton comic book classic comicsclassics illustrated 47 f i love horror, movies, comics and novels. Cambridge, ma prweb june 2012 trajectory has announced the spanish edition of the childrens classic leagues under the sea. Great illustrated classics, a baronet books imprint by waldman publishing. If you are like most avid readers, you may already be familiar with our collection of great illustrated classics. You may have grown up reading our books many years ago. Robinson crusoe is one of the very first novels, and set a benchmark for other books to come. Explore our editors picks for the best kids books of the month. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks.
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