FIRST EDITION, 1866. SERIALIZED EDITION. Annals of a Quiet Neighborhood. The entire serialization of Annals of a Quiet Neighborhood is contained in this single volume of the Sunday Magazine which runs from Sept 1, 1865 to Sept 1, 1866. Brown cloth boards with gilt text on the spine.Ã? 10.5" tall.Ã? 854 pp. Both front and back hinges are cracked and weak making boards loose.Ã? Text block is tight.Ã? Ugly white numbers hand written on the spine. Good only. Shelley and Son Books specializes in C.S.Lewis, J.R.R.Tolkien & the Inklings. Full refund if not satisfied. View More...
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 the back. Shaberman 43. The exterior is fine because the book has recently been rebound. The text is VG due to pencil writing on the title page and several leaves being reinforced. Full refund if not satisfied. View More...
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 with title in black below which is a red and gilt device. On the top of the spine the title is in gilt. 776 pp. followed by ads. Not quite very good with a cracked hinge at the front cover. Wear on all outer edges. Text block is solidly holding together. Owner's name in pencil on the second leaf. Full refund if not satisfied. Shelley and Son Boo... View More...
THIRD PRINTING, 1982. George MacDonald: Creation in Christ, edited by Rolland Hein. This book is from the library of prominent Inklings scholar George Musacchio. White soft cover binding with purple and green text on the front. 342 pp. The book is VG with a touch of age browning at the edges. Musacchio's name on the first front end paper. The last page has a list of books, three of which have a red check placed by a previous owner. Full refund if not satisfied. Shelley and Son Books specializes in C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien & the Inklings. View More...
FIRST PRINTING OF THE FIRST EDITION, 2007. George MacDonald's Challenging Theology of Atonement, Suffering, and Death. Dr. Yamaguchi is a lecturer at Kurume University in Fukuoka, Japan. Her essay "Poor doubting Christian: An Exploration of Salvation, Love and Eternity in MacDonald's Wingfold Trilogy," forms the basis for part of this book. Soft cover with artistic cover, black and dark red text. 134 pp, plus an appendix. Fine condition. Full refund if not satisfied. Shelley and Son Books specializes in C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien & the Inklings. View More...
"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 and redemption in the love and sacrifice of a prince. Full color glossy covers, unpaginated. New condition. Full refund if not satisfied. View More...
SERIALIZED EDITION. FIRST EDITION, 1867. Luther the Singer is a poem by George MacDonald.Ã? 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 block is tight.Ã? Good +.Ã? Ugly white numbers hand written on the spine. Shelley and Son Books specializes in C.S.Lewis, J.R.R.Tolkien & the Inklings. Full refund if not satisfied. View More...
C. S. Lewis read this book when he was 16. He was an atheist at the time and for many years thereafter but later he said this book baptized his imagination. Shelley and Son Books specializes in C.S.Lewis, J.R.R.Tolkien & the Inklings. Full refund if not satisfied. View More...
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 but later, after his conversion to Christianity, he said that the reading of this book as a teen "baptized his imagination." Shaberman 8. Half leather on marbleized boards. 323 pp. CONDITION: The exterior is rough and heavily rubbed. The interior has occasional foxing but is quite satisfactory and the binding is tight. One owner's name but no other writing. End sheets have been repla... View More...
Abridged. Many black and white illustrations by Peter Wane. Hardcover. Bound in blue paper. Cover is plain with light blue lettering on the spine. This is a lovely story of a little princess who discovers she has a fairy grandmother, but no one believes her. She soon runs into trouble with goblins, but a boy name Curdie rescues her. He then overhears a goblin plot and tries to learn more. Instead, he gets captured, and the little princes must rescue him. And as with C. S. Lewis's Narnian books, Christian teaching is at the very heart of the story. Pictorial dustjacket. 128pp.CONDITION: Covers ... View More...
FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Weighed and Wanting by George MacDonald. In the latter eighteen hundreds Lothrop did a series of most (perhaps all) MacDonald titles in matching bindings. This book is in that series. Green bindings with Maroon title and maroon "label" on spine. The title page has a maroon and gilt design beneath the title. Green boards with maroon and gilt on the front cover and spine. 625 pp. General wear to extremities and a weak hinge at the contents page - but holding just fine. Full refund if not satisfied. Shelley and Son Books specializes in C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien & the Inkl... View More...
GEORGE MACDONALD'S FIRST BOOK. This first published book of George MacDonald's is a poetic play and is dedicated to his wife.London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1855. Shaberman 6.Brown cloth boards. 183 pp. with ads in the back.Binding is tight though slightly cocked. Spine has wear at head and heal and back gutter. VG. Full refund if not satisfied. Shelley and Son Books specializes in C.S.Lewis, J.R.R.Tolkien & the Inklings.$1200 View More...
