Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Price: US$29.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Original gilt-titled cloth. #336 of 650 copies signed by De la Mare to the colophon. Cloth rubbed, top block edge dusty. Front hinge tender, endpages toned, minor spine break mid volume. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 285 pages; Signed by Author
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$32.29 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: One of 650 numbered copies signed by Walter de la Mare, this copy marked out of series. Engraved half-title and several vignettes, uncut and several pages crudely opened. The gilt dec green cloth ruubbed, heavily at the spine.
Seller: Roe and Moore, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Signed. First Edition. #242 of only 650 copies SIGNED by author on limitation page at front. Fading to spine, some dust wear. Pages clean, binding sturdy.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
de la Mare, Walter. Desert Islands. Faber and Faber Limited, London, 1930.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo. Green cloth. 1st edition. 286pp. B&w illustrations with tissue guards. #210 of 650 numbered copies signed by the author. Bookplate. Off-setting to both sets of end-papers, else very good.
Seller: Kevin T. Ransom- Bookseller, Amherst, NY, U.S.A.
De La Mare, Walter. Desert Islands with Decorations by Rex Whistler.. Faber and Faber Limited, 1930.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: SIGNED by author, limited 148/650. Green cloth very good but for slightly darkened spine.
Seller: Isaiah Thomas Books & Prints, Inc., Cotuit, MA, U.S.A.
De La Mare, Walter. Desert Islands and Robinson Crusoe. Faber & Faber, London, 1930.
Price: US$122.69 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: No. 31 of 650. Green cloth with gilt titles and decoration; top edge gilt. Edges and endpapers slightly yellowed. Large section of glassine d/w missing at front top. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Seller: Caledonia Books, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Price: US$149.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Beautifully illustrated and handsomely printed by the Westminster Press. Includes and engraved half title with tissue guard, and several other decorations by Rex Whistler as well. Original green publisher's cloth with gilt lettering and spine decorations to the spine; the front cover has a gilt decorative compass; top edge gilt and the other pages are uncut. This is the SIGNED, LIMITED edition of the author's fascinating work on desert islands in literature. This copy is #216 of 650 copies printed. There is a small 3/4" spot to rear cover, else a nice clean, tight, and unmarked book. This copy no longer has the slipcase--it was probably discarded by a former owner many years ago. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 286 pages; Signed by Author
Seller: Peninsula Books, Traverse City, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: 285 [2] pp. With Decorations by Rex Whistler. Large 8vo, publisher's green gilt cloth in clear acetate wrapper with plain paper flaps. First edition; No. 586 of 650 copies, signed by Walter de la Mare. Fine.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 6 5/8 inches x 10 1/2 in., numbered and signed limitation page; engraved title-page, by Rex Whistler (1905-44), with tissue guard; printed title-page; [8]pp., 285+pp., including printer's device page; with engraved head & tailpiece designs by Rex Whistler. Green cloth with titling, bands and pineapple & star-form designs gilt on the spine, gilt compass design on the front cover, rough top-edge gilt; glassine, wraparound paper dustjacket; in a numbered, orange paper-covered slipcase. The front endpapers show tanning, light tanning and edge wear to the dustjacket, the slipcase is missing its top-edge section, and shows signs of tape repair stains, splitting to lower edges, general wear, rubbing. Weight: 2 1/2 lbs. Postage may be extra on this item.
Seller: Peter Keisogloff Rare Books, Inc., Brecksville, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 6 ½ in. x 10 ½ in. Signed and numbered limitation page, engraved title page with a Rex Whistler design, printed title page. [viii] pp., 285 pp. Decorations by Rex Whistler. Printed at the Westminster Press. Green cloth with titling and design gilt on spine and a gilt design on front cover. Top edge is rough-cut and gilt and the other edges are also rough-cut. Many pages are unopened. Small hole to the binding cloth on the front outer hinge and some light damp-staining to the upper spine and upper back cover. Tanning to the end-papers, scattered foxing to the fore-edge. This copy has an added, light green paper dust jacket with designs by Rex Whistler. Dust jacket shows major chipping to the lower spine area and chipping to the upper spine and edges with tears, creases, and other damage present. Weight is 2 lbs.
Seller: Peter Keisogloff Rare Books, Inc., Brecksville, OH, U.S.A.
DE LA MARE, Walter. Desert Islands and Robinson Crusoe.. London: Faber:, First edition,, 1930.
Price: US$226.00 + shipping
Description: large 8vo, viii, 286pp, full-page engraved half-title & 4 decorations by Rex Whistler (all with tissue guards), t.e.g., remainder untrimmed, orig. cloth gilt. A near fine bright copy in a slightly chipped dustwrapper from the first trade edition (this Signed Limited edition was not issued in a dustwrapper). This Signed Limited edition, printed at The Westminster Press, is limited to 650 copies. Of these, 250 copies are reserved for sale in Great Britain. The illustrations in this limited edition are printed from plates, not as in the ordinary edition from blocks.
Seller: Geoffrey Jackson, Royal Wootton Bassett, WILTS, United Kingdom
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Large paper edition. Engraved half-title and decorations by Rex Whistler. Bibliographical references. Original full green cloth, gilt stamped spine and upper cover, t.e.g., uncut and partly unopened. Very good. Enclosed in the original publisher's slipcase (worn). No other signatures or bookplates. Author's reflections on the "tale of adventure" in the 18th century, with particular emphasis on the Defoe classic; extensively annotated. Number 199 of 650 copies, printed at the Westminster Press, February, 1930. Signed by De La Mare on limitation page.
Seller: Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: First edition Number 371 of 650 copies, signed by the Author. Printed at the Westminster Press. With decorations by Rex Whistler. [viii], 286 pp. 1 vols. Tall 8vo. Whistler & Fuller 427 Green cloth, gilt spine and cover decoration, top edge gilt on the rough, other edges uncut. About fine With decorations by Rex Whistler. [viii], 286 pp. 1 vols. Tall 8vo First edition Number 371 of 650 copies, signed by the Author. Printed at the Westminster Press.
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$452.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Royal octavo. pp [viii], 285. Frontispiece, decorations and cover design by Rex Whistler. Decorated cloth gilt. Top edge gilt. Pages unopened.One of 650 numbered copies signed by the author.Endpapers partially tanned. Near fine in the scarce glassine dustwrapper with paper flaps which is defective at the front panel, and in the orange card slipcase which is rubbed, discoloured and splitting.
Seller: Peter Ellis, Bookseller, ABA, ILAB, London, United Kingdom
DE LA MARE Walter. Desert Islands. , 1930.
Price: US$453.29 + shipping
Description: Illustrations by Rex Whistler, number 266 of an edition of 650 copies, signed by the author, tall 8vo., green cloth, gilt, t.e.g., others untrimmed, London, Faber and Faber. Spine slightly darkened, but a fine copy.
Seller: Maggs Bros. Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA, BA, London, United Kingdom