Excerpt from Robinson Crusoe's Money: Or the Remarkable Financial Fortunes and Misfortunes of a Remote Island Community If any apology for the objects designed or the course pur sued is needed, the author thinks he finds it in the precedent established by the illustrious Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, who, in the introduction to his Tales Of a Traveler, thus happily Sets forth the special advantage which accrues from the proper em ployment of a story as a means of communicating informa tion. I am not, he says, for those barefaced ...
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Excerpt from Robinson Crusoe's Money: Or the Remarkable Financial Fortunes and Misfortunes of a Remote Island Community If any apology for the objects designed or the course pur sued is needed, the author thinks he finds it in the precedent established by the illustrious Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, who, in the introduction to his Tales Of a Traveler, thus happily Sets forth the special advantage which accrues from the proper em ployment of a story as a means of communicating informa tion. I am not, he says, for those barefaced tales which carry their moral on their surface, staring one in the face; on the contrary, I have Often hid my moral from sight, and dis guised it as much as possible by sweets and spices; SO that while the Simple reader is listening with Open mouth to a ghost or love story, he may have a bolus of sound morality popped down his throat, and be never the wiser for the fraud. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Fair. WELLS, DAVID A. Robinson Crusoe's Money; or, The Remarkable Financial Fortunes and Misfortunes of a Remote Island Community. Illustrations by Thomas Nast. New York: Harpers, 1876. 118pp, frontis, 13 illustrations and tailpiece by Nast; 8vo, wraps. Front wrap missing, wrap mostly gone at spine, back original wrap in place but foxed; interior clean except for some light pencil marks, name of former owner on the title page, and 4 leaves with minimal foxing. A good copy when rebound. Over 500, 00.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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Very Good. No Jacket. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2. 118 page hardcover reprint of the 1896 Harper original. Illustrations by Thomas Nast. Full blue/green cloth exterior w/title on spine in gold. Unmarked, tight and clean.
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Nast, Thomas. Very Good. 118pp. Green cloth, gold stamp lettering on spine. Some wear at the corners, and a small gouge on spine. Text is bright and clean. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Tall R6.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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Very Good-in None jacket. 118pp; No DJ, green boards with gilt titling to spine, wear to corners of boards, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG-condition. Parable about the origins, evolution and corruption of money systems and currency by former U.S. Special Commissioner of Revenue. Illustrated by Thomas Nast.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.