Is this a typo? Defoe's Robinson Crusoe

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You can see on google books that Defoe's Robinson Crusoe has these two sentences depending on the issue of the book. Which one is correct in your opinion?

1 And it is scarce credible what inexpressible labor everything was done with, especially the bringing piles out of the woods , and driving them into the ground; for I made them much bigger than I need to have done.

2 And it is scarce credible what inexpressible labor everything was done with, especially the bringing piles out of the woods , and driving them into the ground; for I made them much bigger than I needed to have done.

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Needed would seem to be more logical, since the narrative describes a past situation. – Kate Bunting Mar 27 '21 at 08:44
That's what I thought. Or it could be "need not have done" – user1425 Mar 27 '21 at 08:55

Is this a typo? Defoe's Robinson Crusoe

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