1858 Phantastes A Faerie Romance for Men and Women George MacDonald First Edi...

Description: Click here to see our other books! Phantastes: A Faerie Romance for Men and Women George MacDonald 1858 Smith, Elder and Co : London 8" by 5.5" 2-323pp SUMMARY A wonderful copy of the first edition of George MacDonald's most well known work, about a young man who is pulled into a dreamlike world and there hunts for the 'Marble Lady'. First Edition,Leather Binding Overall Condition: Near Fine This book weighs 1 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 22.99 EU Postage: £ 16.99 European Postage: £ 17.99 Asia Postage: £ 22.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 28.99 DESCRIPTION A beautifully bound first edition of this celebrated fantasy novel.Retaining the original half title. Lacking the publisher's advertisements to the rear of the work, which determine issue.MacDonald was best known for his fantasy novels, including 'The Princess and the Goblin', and also wrote poetry, literary criticism and sermons, and was a popular lecturer.C. S. Lewis wrote about reading the work for the first time at the age of sixteen 'that night my imagination was, in a certain sense, baptized; the rest of me[,] not unnaturally, took longer'. He credited it with setting him on the road to his eventual conversion to Christianity.In his first work of prose fiction, MacDonald presents a stunning tale about a young man who lives through many adventures and temptations while in search of his ideal of female beauty, in this work inspired by German Romanticism.A wonderful copy of this celebrated work of fantasy. CONDITION Rebound in half calf, with cloth covered boards. Endpapers renewed. Externally, fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with instances of light handling marks to page perimeters. Overall Condition: Near Fine GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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