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    By George MacDonald
    London   Blackie and Son
    7" by 5.5" 6-96, 12pp
    A smart copy of this early twentieth century edition of George MacDonald's fantastical tale 'Cross Purposes'.
    By George MacDonald

    c1912 Cross Purposes

    London   Blackie and Son
    7" by 5.5" 6-96, 12pp
    A smart copy of this early twentieth century edition of George MacDonald's fantastical tale 'Cross Purposes'.
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    Description

    Colour Plates, Publishers' Original Binding

    Illustrated with a full colour frontispiece by prominent British illustrator H. M. Brock.

    This fantasy story was first published by Brock in 1862, though is very scarce in all nineteenth century editions.

    Macdonald was best known for his fantasy novels such as 'Phantastes' and 'The Princess and the Goblin', which greatly influenced later writers such as C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. He also wrote poetry, literary criticism and sermons, and was a popular lecturer.

    With twelve pages of advertisements to the rear.

    With the inscription of Adelaide Austin to the front free endpaper.

    Undated; dated c1912 via Jisc.

    Condition

    In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Bumping to spine head and tail, otherwise externally very smart. Inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Areas of significant spotting throughout. One page of publisher's catalogue hand coloured by a prior owner.

    Good

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