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LOT 69
€300,00 - €600,00

Gisander (pseud. of J.G. Schnabel.) Wunderliche Fata einiger See-Fahrer, absonderlich Alberti Julii,

eines gebohrnen Sachsens, (...). Nordhausen, Johann Heinrich Gross, 1731. Vol. 1 only (of 4). 1st ed., (12),608 p. Title printed in red and black, double-p. woodcut view and plan of Felsenburg, 8 p. w. genealogical tables. Contemp. wr.

Very rare original German Robinson version. Each vol. presents a complete story. The novel follows the hero Albertus Julius, who suffers shipwreck at the island of Felsenburg. Later editions appeared under the title "Die Insel Felsenburg", which became highly popular in German literature. Cf. Gove, The imaginary voyage in prose fiction, p. 284-85.

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