A JOURNAL OF THE PLAGUE YEAR by DANIEL DEFOE Start Price USD 19.99 Current Price USD 19.99 Time Left - Bid Count 1 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, November 28, 2008 End Time Friday, December 05, 2008 Location silver spring, md See more about 'A JOURNAL OF THE PLAGUE YEAR by DANIEL DEFOE ' Description . Title: ..................................................................................................................................... A JOURNAL OF THE PLAGUE YEAR BEING OBSERVATIONS OR MEMORIALS OF THE MOST REMARKABLE OCCURANCES AS WELL PUBLICK AS PRIVATE WHICH HAPPENED IN LONDON DURING THE LAST GREAT VISITATION IN 1665 By DANIEL DEFOE with illustrations by Leslie Atkinson LONDON THE FALCON PRESS . satnrose · © 1950, limited edition of 2000 copies only Cloth hardcover Almost 9" tall, 264 pages . . No owner name Some foxing [age brownspotting] to covers, but the book is still in very good condition In a slightly soiled and worn dustjacket that is still quite good or better in a new Brodart mylar dustjacket protector . . . The following information was taken from the Wikipedia: A Journal of the Plague Year is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in March 1722. The novel is a fictionalised account of one man's experiences of the year 1665, in which the Great Plague struck the city of London. The book is told roughly chronologically, though without sections or chapter headings. Although it purports to have been written several years after the event, it actually was written in the years just prior to the book's first publication in March 1722. Defoe was only five years old in 1665, and the book itself was published under the initials H. F. The novel probably was based on the journals of Defoe's uncle, Henry Foe. In the book, Defoe goes to great pains to achieve an effect of verisimilitude, identifying specific neighborhoods, streets, and even houses in which events took place. Additionally, it provides tables of casualty figures and discusses the credibility of various accounts and anecdotes received by the narrator. The novel often is compared to the actual, contemporary accounts of the plague in the diary of Samuel Pepys. Defoe's account, although fictionalized, is far more systematic and detailed than Pepys's first-person account..... For the rest of the article, click here: wikipedia . . To see our other auctions: click here * . . Shipping is free in the USA Foreign bidders must pay more for postage . We accept payment by PAYPAL . One more thing, and please note: we never never never use "Second Chance Offers" , so, if you get a messageoffering you a second chance to buy this item after the auction closes - IT IS SPAM ! Do not reply! . . Click here for a guide to A Book That Looks Like Nothing Also: Satnrose's Bookselling Hints and Tip of the Day and, just for fun: Deposit Haiku Here ¼ ½ ¾ · · Place a Bid!