The Poetical Works of George Macdonald (in 2 volumes)
by Macdonald, George
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good, green boards (small chip on vol2), blind tooled cover titling and design; gilt spine titling; text blocks firm (vol2
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1911. 1st thus. h/b. Very good, green boards (small chip on vol2), blind tooled cover titling and design; gilt spine titling; text blocks firm (vol2 slightly cracked), pages crisp and unmarked (top edge gilt), some foxing on endpapers.. 18mo (170 x 100 / 6_"" x 4""). George MacDonald (1824-1905) was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister. He was a pioneering figure in the field of fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow writer Lewis Carroll. His writings have been cited as a major literary influence by many notable authors. MacDonald has been credited with founding the ""kailyard school"" of Scottish writing. Includes: Parables, Ballads, Minor Ditties, Threefold Cord, Scots Songs, Gospel Women, Book of Sonnets etc.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC133308
- Title
- The Poetical Works of George Macdonald (in 2 volumes)
- Author
- Macdonald, George
- Format/Binding
- H/b
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, green boards (small chip on vol2), blind tooled cover titling and design; gilt spine titling; text blocks firm (vol2
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1911
- Pages
- 448,424
- Size
- 18mo (170 x 100 / 6_"" x 4"")
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st thus, poetry, anthology, set, Macdonald, Inklings
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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INKLINGS & YARNSPINNERSA new online bookshop forFIRST & SIGNED EDITIONS, RARE BOOKSA particular focus on:- The Oxford Inklings with their Friends & Influences (C.S. Lewis, Tolkien, Barfield, Williams, Chesterton, Macdonald, Sayers, etc)- Great 20th Century Novelists (e.g. Graham Greene & John le Carré; Anthony Powell & Evelyn Waugh; P. D. James etc)- Great 20th Century Poets (e.g. T. S. Eliot, John Masefield, Walter de la Mare, Seamus Heaney, Ted Hughes, Sylvia Plath, Stevie Smith, W. H. Auden, Stephen Spender, Dylan Thomas, etc)- Christian Theology (e.g. from library sales)
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