[Johann David Wyss] - De Zwitsersche Robinson Crusoe. Eene geschiedenis; voor kinderen naverteld door J.J.A. Goeverneur

[Johann David Wyss] - De Zwitsersche Robinson Crusoe. Eene geschiedenis; voor kinderen naverteld door J.J.A. Goeverneur - Rotterdam - Hendrik Altmann - [1871] - 1st edition (thus) - 106 pp - Cloth binding - 13 x 16,5 cm.

Condition: Good - COMPLETE. See info below.

Dutch adaptation of Die Schweizer Familie Robinson (1812), a 19th century Robinsonade based on the famous adventure book and fictional travelogue by Daniel Defoe (1660-1731). Illustrated with 8 lithographs in COLOUR (chromolithographs by Emrik & Binger). Hardback edition in green binding with gilt decoration.

¶ Cf. Buijnsters Lust en Leering p. 246; NCC gives 1874 as the year of publication. The Reformed preacher and writer Johann David Wyss (1743-1818) from Switzerland wrote this story for his children between 1794 and 1798, initially without envisioning publication. The first Dutch translation appeared in 1813. This is a rare edition in the short version by Johan Jacob Antonie Goeverneur (1809-1889).

Our copy was traditionally restored by master bookbinder Hans Zegveld from Nijmegen. Inlaid as a bookmark, is a cut to shape antique postcard with a romantic lithographed illustration of a rider on horseback with a trumpet (size approx. 9 x 13 cm; dated around 1900).