Faded cloth to tail edge of rear cover

World Tales Volume 11 Number 1 - the Souvenir Book of the 1985 World Fantasy Convention

Weight  488g

Frontispiece of Stenbock by Max Beerbohm

The Garden

Walter de la Mare - Desert Islands and Robinson Crusoe, Faber and Faber, 1930, First Edition demon Faded cloth to tail edgeWalter de la Mare Desert Islands and Robinson Crusoe, Faber and Faber, 1930, First Edition Walter de la Mare traces the development of island narratives from ancient myths to works like Gulliver's Travels and The Man in the Moon. A significant portion is dedicated to a critique of Daniel Defoes Robinson Crusoe, examining its themes of isolation, self reliance, and the real life inspirations behind it, such as Alexander Selkirk. With decorations by Rex