The Swiss family Robinson [Boston line letter]

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Copyright Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind
Author Wyss, Johann David, 1743-1818.
Credit line Museum Purchase, 1993.37.
Publish date 1882
Summary Red clothbound boards with leather corners and spine. Stamped inside is the following: "Library Ohio State School for the Blind." Summary: Relates the fortunes of a shipwrecked family as they imaginatively adapt to life on an island with abundant animal and plant life.
Museum has volume 1 (155 p.) only.

Object ID 1993.37
Object Name Book
Phys Desc 2 v. ; 14 x 13 x 2.75 in.
Provenance Museum purchased this copy. Seller found it in an old house in Ohio.
Subjects Islands.
Literature.
Recreational reading.
Shipwrecks.
Survival.
Title The Swiss family Robinson [Boston line letter]
Subtitle Or, the adventures of a father, mother, and four sons on a desert island
Print Place Louisville, KY
Print Date 1882
Manufacture Date 1882
Printed by American Printing House for the Blind.
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Last modified on: April 02, 2010