Specializing in C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, The Inklings & "The Seven"
London: Hurst and Blackett, [1867]. Hardcover. This is the second printing listed in Shaberman's bibliography. Dark green with gilt on spine and front cover. 440 pp. followed by four pages of catalog and that followed by eight pages of Hurst and Blackett's Three and Sixpenny Series. VG- with a weak front.....
Item #074451
Whitehorn, CA: Johannesen, 1997. Illustrated. Handbound Reprint. Hardcover. This 1997 reprint (the second Johannesen printing) is reproduced from the 1883 Blackie & Son edition. The 12 colour illustrations are reproduced from the 1911 Blackie & Son edition. Stamped, "Brown Collection". Dr. Edwin W. Brown owned one of the finest collections.....
Item #072864
London: Strahan & Co., 1871. Arthur Hughes. First Edition. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION. This is MacDonald's first long fairy story published in book form. Illustrations by Arthur Hughes. London: Strahan & Co, 1871. Rebound in green cloth with gold text on the spine. 378 pp. with 13 pages of advertisements in.....
Item #063684
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1882. First Edition. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION, 1882. THREE VOLUME SET. This book comes from the library of Maurice Sendak. Sendak was a prominent author and illustrator of children's books best know for his book "Where the Wild Things Are". He was a recipient of.....
Item #071277
Whitehorn, CA: Johannesen, 1995. Handbound Reprint. Hardcover. This 1995 edition is based on the 1900(?) edition of Mackay. Handbound reprint. Green cloth boards with gilt text and decoration. No dust wrapper as published. A nice copy but the condition is graded VG due to ex-library markings. Shelley and Son Books specializes in.....
Item #072866
London: Strahan, 1867. First Edition. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION, 1867. This book comes from the library of Maurice Sendak. Sendak was a prominent author and illustrator of children's books best known for his book "Where the Wild Things Are". He was a recipient of the Hans Christian Anderson Award for his lasting.....
Item #071278
Whitethorn, CA: Johannesen, 1998. Second Printing. A Victorian-Era Scottish Novel. A mystery is solved within the stone walls of a Scottish castle, but not before much deception, drugs and evil intent is exposed. 397 pp. Dr. Edwin W. Brown owned one of the finest collections in the world of C.S......
Item #074209
Boston: D. Lothrop, 1883. Second American Edition. Hardcover. SECOND AMERICAN EDITION. Shaberman 76. In the 1880s Lothrop published a large number of MacDonald books, all in matching green bindings with a geometric device on both the front cover and spine. This book is part of that matched set. Green cloth boards.....
Item #064839
London: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., 1883. First Edition. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION, 1883. THREE VOLUME SET. First edition. This book comes from the library of Maurice Sendak. Sendak was a prominent author and illustrator of children's books best known for his book "Where the Wild Things Are". He was a recipient.....
Item #071279
Macmillan, [1868]. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed on the first page of the preface: "To the Liberal in Russell Gurney, the Conservative in George MacDonald offers his acknowledgement, with undying sense of obligation and undiminished freedom. January 1, 1869." Books signed or inscribed by MacDonald are uncommon. There is a penciled.....
Item #072483
Virginia: Cave Pictures Publishing, No Date Listed. Renae de Liz & Ray Dillon. Paperback. "The Light Princess" by George MacDonald is told here through colorful, striking visual graphics. Perfect for young readers as an introduction to meaningful stories. A Princess cursed with weightlessness by the King's wicked sister finds rescue.....
Item #068832
London: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., 1887. First Edition. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION, 1887. Joseph Johnson refers to this novel as a "parable of a soulless woman." This is among the more scarce of MacDonald's books. Red cloth boards with black and gilt stamping on the front cover. 313 pp. followed by 44.....
Item #071847
South Pasadena, CA: J. Joseph Flynn, 1988. Limited Edition Facsimile. Softcover. Limited edition facsimile of the 1892 edition. Number 20 of 150. Complete and unabridged. Softcover with a MacDonald portrait on the cover. 240 pp. Shelley and Son Books specializes in C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien & the Inklings. Full refund.....
Item #073946
Whitehorn, CA: Johannesen, 1997. Handbound Reprint. Hardcover. This 1997 reprint is composed of Manuscripts B & C. It is Volume I only. Stamped, "Brown Collection". Dr. Edwin W. Brown owned one of the finest collections in the world of C.S. Lewis and Inklings-related books, and the entire original "Brown Collection".....
Item #072870
London: Stahan & Co., 1867. First Edition. Hardcover. SERIALIZED EDITION. FIRST EDITION, 1867. Luther the Singer is a poem by George MacDonald. Its serialization is contained in the volume of Sunday Magazine which runs from Sept. 1, 1866 to Sept. 1, 1867. Both front and back hinges are slightly weak. Text.....
Item #067042
Whitehorn, CA: Johannesen, 1995. Handbound Reprint. Hardcover. This 1995 reprint is reproduced from the 1887 edition of Kegan Paul. Stamped, "Brown Collection". Dr. Edwin W. Brown owned one of the finest collections in the world of C.S. Lewis and Inklings-related books, and the entire original "Brown Collection" remains at Taylor.....
Item #072872
London: Strahan 7 Co., 1870. First Edition. Hardcover. The first edition of this title is hard to find. Purple boards with two vertical lines blind stamped and two horizontal lines blind stamped. In the center is Strahan's device in gilt. 280 pp. In the back, 16 pp of ads for.....
Item #063318
South Pasadena, CA: J. Joseph Flynn, 1987. Limited Edition Facsimile. Softcover. Limited edition facsimile of the 1870 book. This is number 129 of 150. Complete and unabridged. Softcover with a portrait of MacDonald in the center. 280 pp. Shelley and Son Books specializes in C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien & the.....
Item #073950
London: Published for the British Academy by Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, No Date Listed. First Edition Thus. Softcover. FIRST EDITION, THUS. An offprint from the Proceedings of the British Academy, Vol. VIII.THIS IS NOT BY THE GEORGE MACDONALD WHO WAS A GREAT INFLUENCE ON C. S. LEWIS. It is.....
Item #071280
London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1858. First Edition. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION, 1858. Phantastes by George MacDonald. This book had a huge influence on C. S. Lewis. He first read it when he picked up a copy at a train station when he was about 17. He was an atheist at the time.....
Item #070285
Whitehorn, CA: Johannesen, 1993. Handbound Reprint. Hardcover. This 1993 reprint was reproduced from the 1911 Blackie edition. Stamped, "Brown Collection." Dr. Edwin W. Brown owned one of the finest collections in the world of C.S. Lewis and Inklings-related books, and the entire original "Brown Collection" remains at Taylor University. Over.....
Item #072877
Whitehorn, CA: Johannesen, 1995. Handbound Reprint. Hardcover. This 1995 reprint is reproduced from the 1880 edition of Hurst & Blackett. Stamped, "Brown Collection". Dr. Edwin W. Brown owned one of the finest collections in the world of C.S. Lewis and Inklings-related books, and the entire original "Brown Collection" remains at.....
Item #072876
London: Hurst and Blackett, 1968. First Edition in Three Volumes. Hardcover. Rebound in half leather, green leather on green cloth. Marbleized end sheets. Shaberman 36. Attractive half leather rebinding. Spine has five hubs and text in gilt. 326 pp., 303 pp. A nice set in very good condition. Some wear-through.....
Item #073952
New York: George Routledge & London: Alexander Strahan, 1871. First reprint of the 1868 first. Hardcover. This appears to be the first reprint of the 1868 first American edition. This book comes from the library of Maurice Sendak. Sendak was a prominent author and illustrator of children's books best known for.....
Item #071281
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1879. First American Edition. Hardcover. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, 1879. This book comes from the library of Maurice Sendak. Sendak was a prominent author and illustrator of children's books best known for his book "Where the Wild Things Are". He was a recipient of the Hans Christian Anderson Award for.....
Item #071282