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 replaced.
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Title: Phantastes (FIRST EDITION)
Edition: First Edition
Location Published: London, Smith, Elder and Co.: 1858
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good -
Size: 8vo.
Type: Hardcover
Categories: Inklings
Seller ID: 070285
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