📚 Islandia by Austin Tappan Wright (1942 First Edition, Farrar & Rinehart)

Hardcover with Original Dust Jacket

A rare first edition of Islandia — Austin Tappan Wright’s epic utopian masterpiece first published in 1942 by Farrar & Rinehart, New York. This monumental work of imaginative fiction describes the fully realized world of Islandia, complete with its own map, history, customs, and language. Considered one of the most ambitious fictional creations of the 20th century.

📖 Item Details

Author: Austin Tappan Wright
Title: Islandia

Publisher: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., New York / Toronto

Publication Year: 1942

Edition: First Edition (stated copyright 1942, no later printings listed)

Binding: Hardcover with original tan cloth boards and black title panel

Dust Jacket: Original, unclipped ($3.00 net), showing wear and edge tears

Pages: 991 pages with illustrated endpapers featuring “The Country of Islandia” map

Printer: H. Wolff, New York

Condition:

Jacket: Fair condition with aging as shown; edgewear, chips and tears as shown.
Collectibility & Significance

True first edition of this landmark utopian novel — printed only months before the author’s death.

Complete with original dust jacket and fold-out map, which are highly desirable features.

Early copies are sought after by collectors of speculative and utopian literature.