The Magic Toyshop
by Carter, Angela
One night Melanie walks through the garden in her mother's wedding dress. The next morning her world is shattered. Forced to leave the comfortable home of her childhood, she is sent to London to live with relatives she has never met: Aunt Margaret, beautiful and speechless, and her brothers, Francie, whose graceful music belies his clumsy nature, and the volatile Finn, who kisses Melanie in the ruins of the pleasure gardens. And brooding Unlce Philip loves only the life-sized wooden puppets he creates in his toyshop. This classic gothic novel established Angela Carter as one of our most imaginative writers and augurs the themes of her later creative work.
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The Magic Toyshop
by Angela Carter
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1986
- ISBN
- 9780860681908
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Glebe, New South Wales, AUS
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NZ$6.67
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1986
Virago Modern Classics #56,
Winner of the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize in 1967
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Slight rubbing along cover edges,
Gently worn throughout,
Sticker on front and back cover (see photos),
Foxing on endpages,
Light tanning of pages
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Prompted by the vicissitudes of misfortunes, this dark and sensual bildungsroman explores the bewildering intensity of love and growing up
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The Magic Toyshop
by Carter, Angela
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- Used - fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1967
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- Hardcover
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Century City, California, USA
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NZ$3,364.40
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London: Heinemann, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. fine/near fine. 1st edition, preceding the American. Her 2nd novel and much her rarest, a fiendish horror that's hardly ever for sale at all, and never for sale this nice (the scary jacket illustration was quickly replaced for Heinemann's 2nd printing). The book has a 3-line gift inscription otherwise it is fine.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Magic Toyshop
by Carter, Angela
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- Used
- Edition
- First edition (& 1st printing)
- Published
- 1967
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- Hardcover
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Farway, Colyton, Devon, GBR
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NZ$3,643.37
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Heinemann: London, 1967. First edition (& 1st printing). Hardcover. SF/fantasy novel. A second printing quickly followed a year later replacing this pictorial dustjacket with non-pictorial:, both editions are very uncommon, and this 1st printing rare. Occasional light spotting along the top page edges, else a fine copy in a fine (bright, unfaded pictorial) price-clipped dustjacket. Item Price
NZ$3,643.37
The Magic Toyshop
by Carter, Angela; introduction by Carmen Callil
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- Used
- Published
- 2008
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781844085231
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San Francisco, California, USA
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NZ$20.19
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London: Virago Press, 2008. Hardcover. xiii, 224p., cloth-covered pictorial boards, 5.25x8 inches, old price sticker on rear board else very good condition. No dj. Virago Modern Classics No. 30. Item Price
NZ$20.19
The Magic Toyshop
by Carter, Angela
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- Like New
- Published
- 1996-08-01
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- Paperback
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- 9780140256406
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Fairfax Station, Virginia, USA
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NZ$23.90
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Penguin Books, 1996-08-01. Paperback. Like New. Item Price
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The Magic Toyshop
by Angela Carter
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Reprint
- Published
- 2003
- Binding
- Trade Paperback
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- 9780860681908
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Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, GBR
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NZ$8.45
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London: Virago, 2003. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Item Price
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The Magic Toyshop
by Angela Carter
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- New
- Binding
- Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781844085231
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Southport, Merseyside, GBR
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NZ$23.25
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Hardback. New. Her writing is pyrotechnic - fuelled with ideas, packed with images and spangling the night with her starry language' Observer Item Price
NZ$23.25
The Magic Toyshop
by Angela Carter
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- Used - Good
- Published
- 1996
- Binding
- Paperback
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- 9780140256406
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Highland, New York, USA
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NZ$21.87
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Penguin Books. Good. 1996. Paperback. 0140256407 . Spill stain to edge of pages. - Good overall condition. General wear. No major blemishes. No writing. . Item Price
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The Magic Toyshop
by Angela Carter
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- Used - VERY GOOD
- Published
- 1992
- Binding
- Paperback
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- 9780860681908
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Aurora, Ontario, CAN
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NZ$18.42
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Virago, 1992. Paperback. VERY GOOD. 20 cm.. Pages are tanned. 200 pages. -- Please feel free to ask for additional information, or detailed photos. US orders ship USPS from Niagara Falls, NY. Canadian orders ship from Ontario. Item Price
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The Magic Toyshop
by Angela Carter
- Condition
- Used: Good
- Published
- 1996-08-01
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780140256406
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HOUSTON, Texas, USA
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NZ$17.18
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Penguin (Non-Classics), 1996-08-01. Paperback. Used: Good. Item Price
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The Magic Toyshop
by Angela Carter
- Condition
- Used:Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Published
- 1996-08-01
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780140256406
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HOUSTON, Texas, USA
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NZ$28.78
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Penguin Books, 1996-08-01. Reprint. Paperback. Used:Good. Item Price
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The Magic Toyshop
by Carter, Angela
- Condition
- Used - First printing, Hardcover, ex-library, Good with no dust jacket,
- Published
- 1967
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Shingletown, California, USA
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NZ$50.47
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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1967. First printing, Hardcover, ex-library, Good with no dust jacket,. New York: Simon & Schuster:, 1967. First printing, Hardcover, ex-library, Good with no dust jacket, 189 pp. An ex-library that's still reasonably tight. Stamped on the front free endpaper and head and with sticker affixed to rear board. Item Price
NZ$50.47
The Magic Toyshop (Virago Modern Classics)
by Angela Carter
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- Used; Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780860681908
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Milton Keynes , Buckinghamshire, GBR
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NZ$7.35
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Virago Press Ltd. Paperback. Used; Good. Simply Brit – welcome to our online used book store, where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there’s something for every literary palate. All orders are… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Magic Toyshop
by Carter, Angela
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- New
- Published
- 1996-08-01
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780140256406
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Fairfax Station, Virginia, USA
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NZ$18.15
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Penguin Books, 1996-08-01. Paperback. New. Item Price
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THE MAGIC TOYSHOP: A Novel
by Carter, Angela
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- Used - Trade paperback. Light shelfwear. Very good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Published
- 2003
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- 9780860681908
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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London: Virago, 2003. Reprint. Trade paperback. Light shelfwear. Very good. 8vo., 234pp. Novel follows the development of the heroine, Melanie, as she becomes aware of herself, her environment, and her own sexuality. Item Price
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Magic toyshop, the
by Carter Angela
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- Used
- Published
- 1968
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London, , Greater London, GBR
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London: Heinemann, 1968. London: Heinemann, 1968 Nice copy, grey cloth, in wrapper. The final few pages and rear end-paper have straightened dog-ears, otherwise this copy seems almost unread. The jacket has a couple of tiny chips and a light mark on the back plus a slight ripple which may be a production fault. Near VG condition. First… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Magic Toyshop
by Angela Carter
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- Used - Good
- Edition
- New Ed
- Published
- 1992-01-01
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780860681908
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- 1
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HOUSTON, Texas, USA
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NZ$15.29
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Virago Modern Classics, 1992-01-01. New Ed. Paperback. Good. Item Price
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The Magic Toyshop
by Carter, Angela
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- Used - Good
- ISBN
- 9780140256406
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Mishawaka, Indiana, USA
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NZ$19.50
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Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Item Price
NZ$19.50
The Magic Toyshop
by Carter, Angela
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Published
- 1967
- Binding
- Cloth
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- 1
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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NZ$168.22
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New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. First Printing. Small remainder mark on the bottom of the text block. The dust jacket has general chipping and tearing, with notable cracking to the front jacket hinge. T13 . Good. Cloth. First Edition.. 1967. Item Price
NZ$168.22
The Magic Toyshop (Virago Modern Classics)
by Carter, Angela
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 1981-12-30
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780860681908
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Doncaster, South Yorkshire, GBR
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NZ$7.33
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Virago, 1981-12-30. paperback. Good. 8x1x5. Cover differs from the one shown. Book is in good condition. Pages are yellowing. Item Price
NZ$7.33
