William Taylor

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William Taylor was an early 18th-century London bookseller and publisher best known for issuing the first edition of Daniel Defoe’s novel "Robinson Crusoe."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bookseller
person
publisher
activeInCentury 18th century
associatedWith Daniel Defoe
Robinson Crusoe
basedIn London, England
surface form: London
businessActivity issuing first editions of literary works
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
era early modern period
fieldOfWork book trade
bookselling
publishing
floruit early 18th century
genrePublished novels
prose fiction
knownFor issuing the first edition of Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe
languageOfWork English
notableWorkPublished Robinson Crusoe
occupation bookseller
publisher
placeOfBusiness London, England
surface form: London
publishedAuthor Daniel Defoe
publishedFirstEditionOf Robinson Crusoe
residence London, England
surface form: London
workLocation London, England
surface form: London

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Description of subject: William Taylor was an early 18th-century London bookseller and publisher best known for issuing the first edition of Daniel Defoe’s novel "Robinson Crusoe."

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Robinson Crusoe publisher William Taylor