Description: Title: The History of Gutta Percha Willie The Working Genius Author: George MacDonald Publisher: Blackie and Son Ltd, London Edition: New Edition Date Printed: 1895 Description: George Macdonald (1824-1905) was the originator of the modern Fantasy genre of English fiction, and was acknowledged as such by Lewis Carroll, Tolkien, C S Lewis, Robert E Howard, Frank Baum and many others. This is one of his scarce Children's titles. Original decorative gilt cloth hardback. 7.25 inches by 5.5 inches. 212 pages plus 32-page Blackie catalogue to rear. Eight full page illustrations by Arthur Hughes, all present and correct. Endpapers not present. The book is in very pleasing condition, with bright titles, some dulling to the gilt, and some light bumping (see pictures). Internally clean and free of inscriptions. Toning to prelims (see pictures). Binding sound with slight forward lean. A nice example of this scarce book. We take great care in the packaging of all our books to ensure that they arrive as described. Please view our other books now on sale at our ebay shop, Goodman Books. We have over 5,000 books listed at all prices on all subjects, with strong sections on Signed and Rare Books. New listings are added every day. We have been trading since 2002 and are known for our trustworthiness and the accuracy of our descriptions - buy with confidence from an established dealer.
Price: 125 GBP
Location: Hornchurch
End Time: 2024-11-28T15:02:10.000Z
Shipping Cost: 28.21 GBP
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Binding: Hardback
Personalised: No
Language: English
Fiction Subject: Fantasy
Signed: No
Original/Reproduction: Original
Author: George MacDonald
Publisher: Blackie
Weight: 443g
Year Printed: 1895
Original/Facsimile: Original
