DESERT ISLANDS AND ROBINSON CRUSOE
Illustrated by Rex Whistler
Published by Faber & Rinehart, Inc.. 1st USA. 1930
Very good condition. De la Mare traces the development of desert island stories from ancient myths through Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe and beyond. The work includes discussions of real castaways and shipwrecks alongside their fictional counterparts in books and folklore. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w title-page illustration plus 1 other text illustration to footer of preface. 299 pages, fore-edges untrimmed.
Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. A few light scuff marks to covers. A few light pencil annotation marks to text but generally contents clean.
Stock no. 1323476
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