Middlesex, England: Puffin Books, 1971. Book. Illus. by Pauline Baynes; Arthur Hughes;. Very Good. Paperback. Later Printing. 221 pp. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a crease on the spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Pauline Baynes; interior line drawings by Arthur Hughes..

Synopsis

George Macdonald (1824-1905) was born at Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, where his father was a miller and his family Congregationalists. As a young man he was ordained a minister of the Congregational church but he resigned after a disagreement with his deacons over doctrine, and from 1853 he earned his living by lecturing and writing, often in poor health, which meant periodic travelling in search of purer air for his lungs. In 1851 he married Louisa Powell, with whom he spent a long and happy life, sadly ending in grief when three of his thirteen children died of tuberculosis and he suffered a stroke that deprived him of speech for his last five years. He was a prolific writer, yet it is his fantasies for children that have survived. The Princess and the Goblin was the second of these, published first as a serial in Good Words for the Young , a periodical of which he became editor for a short time in 1869. About a hundred years later W.H. Auden wrote, 'To me, George MacDonald's most extraordinary, and precious, gift is his ability, in all his stories, to create an atmosphere of goodness about which there is nothing phone or moralistic. Nothing is rarer in literature.'

Reviews

(Log in or Create an Account first!)

Details

Bookseller: W. Fraser Sandercombe (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 230199
Title: THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN
Author: MacDonald, George
Illustrator: Pauline Baynes; Arthur Hughes;
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Edition: Later Printing
ISBN 10: 0140350292
ISBN 13: 9780140350296
Publisher: Puffin Books
Place of Publication: Middlesex, England
Date Published: 1971
Keywords: inklings; lord of the rings; princess goblin curdie; mac donald; supernatural literature; heroic; epic; swords; sorcery; wizard; wizardry; magic; sorcerer; sorcery;
Bookseller catalogs: Fantasy;

Terms of Sale

W. Fraser Sandercombe

Credit card orders may be made through Biblio.com or through PayPal . Personal cheques or International (outside Canada) money orders made payable to W. Fraser Sandercombe. Within Canada, e-mail money transfers work out just fine. All prices are in U.S. dollars. Regardless of the book's weight, we rarely ask for extra on the shipping. Books are usually mailed within two business days of receiving payment. If you decide, for any reason, you don't want the book after all, you may contact us within one week and we'll arrange a return. Drop-ships are welcomed but no refunds can be given on a book sent to a third party.

About the Seller

W. Fraser Sandercombe

This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

Biblio member since 2004

Burlington, Ontario

Ask Seller a Question

About W. Fraser Sandercombe

We are primarily an Internet-only bookstore, selling on-line for over twenty-three years; our shop can, however, be visited by appointment through an e-mail. We specialize in First Editions and collectible books (and usually have around 500 signed editions in stock at any given moment) ranging through most of the genres: Fantasy; Horror; Science Fiction; Mysteries; and a good selection of Literature; Historical Adventure; History; Outdoors; True Crime; and Assorted Non-fiction. We stock roughly 9000 books and add to our catalogues regularly.