Daniel Defoe
123 copies for sale · $20–$45,000 · 36 first editions
Notable copies for sale
A Journal Of The Plague Year Being Observations Or Memorials Of The Most Remarkable Occurr (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$45,000
Best Preservative Against The Plague (first edition) — Heritage Book Shop$1,000
Reasons Concerning the Immediate Demolishing of Dunkirk: being a Serious Enquiry into the (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$450
Memoirs Of The Church Of Scotland In Four Periods I The Church In Her Infant State Ii The (first edition) — MW Books€295
THE ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE; Franklin Library (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$273
LIFE AND STRANGE SURPRISING ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE; Easton Press (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$273
ROBINSON CRUSOE; Franklin Library (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$273
ROXANA : FORTUNATE MISTRESS; Easton Press (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$273
Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe; With Biographical Memoir and Illustrative Notes (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$150
MOLL FLANDERS; Heritage Press (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$133
Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe; Who Lived Twenty-eight Years in an Uninhabited Isl (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$125
Aventures de Robinson Crusoe. Tome Premier. Tome second. Tome troisieme. tome quatriere. 4 (first edition) — Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller$125
What these are worth
Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe9 copies from 5 sellers
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Works on the market
ROBINSON CRUSOE21 copies · $20–$250
MOLL FLANDERS10 copies · $20–$73
THE LIFE & STRANGE SURPRISING ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE OF YORK, MARINER; Easton Press8 copies · £20–£975
THE FORTUNES & MISFORTUNES OF THE FAMOUS MOLL FLANDERS6 copies · $20–$123
ROBINSON CRUSOE; Easton Press5 copies · $273–$298
A JOURNAL OF THE PLAGUE YEAR; Easton Press5 copies · $273–$273
Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe5 copies · $20–$170
A TOUR THRO' LONDON ABOUT THE YEAR 1725. Being Letter V and parts of Letter VI of 'A tour 3 copies · A$350–A$1,750
ROXANA3 copies · $47–$128
Life And Strange Surprizing Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe Of York Mariner2 copies · $10,000–$13,500
MOLL FLANDERS; Franklin Library2 copies · $273–$275
MOLL FLANDERS; Easton Press2 copies · $273
THE LIFE OF ROBINSON CRUSOE, OF YORK, MARINER WHO LIVED EIGHT AND TWENTY YEARS IN AN UNINH2 copies · $125–$225
ROBINSON CRUSOE; Folio Society2 copies · $61–$138
A JOURNAL OF THE PLAGUE YEARS; Heritage Press2 copies · $123
Robinson Crusoe2 copies · $35–$40
A Journal Of The Plague Year Being Observations Or Memorials Of The Most Remarkable Occurr1 copy · $45,000
The Life And Strange Surprizing Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe Of York Mariner With The Far1 copy · $11,000
Plan Of The English Commerce1 copy · $6,500
Market context
43 copies of Daniel Defoe's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $57 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
La Vie et les Avantures Surprenantes de Robinson Crusoe, vol. 1 only (of 3), first French (forum, 2026-10-08)£170
A Compleat System of Magick, 1729 (dominic winter, 2026-05-01)£1,000
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