Daniel Defoe
114 copies for sale · $20–$45,000 · 28 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
A BRIEF REPLY TO THE HISTORY OF STANDING ARMIES IN ENGLAND. With some Account of the Autho (first edition) — Kay Craddock Antiquarian BooksellerA$1,200
Best Preservative Against The Plague (first edition) — Heritage Book Shop$1,000
AN ARGUMENT SHEWING THAT A STANDING ARMY, WITH CONSENT OF PARLIAMENT, IS NOT INCONSISTENT (first edition) — Kay Craddock Antiquarian BooksellerA$950
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
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
Defoe's Robinson Crusoe (first edition) — Between the Covers$50
COLONEL JACK (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$43
What these are worth
Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe9 copies from 5 sellers
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Works on the market
ROBINSON CRUSOE19 copies · $25–$241
MOLL FLANDERS9 copies · £39–£150
THE LIFE & STRANGE SURPRISING ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE OF YORK, MARINER; Easton Press7 copies · £61–£975
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–$65
THE FORTUNES & MISFORTUNES OF THE FAMOUS MOLL FLANDERS4 copies · $43–$123
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
A Journal Of The Plague Year Being Observations Or Memorials Of The Most Remarkable Occurr1 copy · $45,000
Plan Of The English Commerce1 copy · $6,500
LA VIE ET LES AVANTURES SUPRENANTES DE ROBINSON CRUSOE1 copy · $2,500
A TOUR THRO' LONDON ABOUT THE YEAR 1725. Being Letter V and parts of Letter VI of 'A tour 1 copy · A$1,750
A BRIEF REPLY TO THE HISTORY OF STANDING ARMIES IN ENGLAND. With some Account of the Autho1 copy · A$1,200
Best Preservative Against The Plague1 copy · $1,000
Market context
48 copies of Daniel Defoe's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $58 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
A Compleat System of Magick, 1729 (dominic winter, 2026-05-01)£1,000
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