Wilfrid Cumbermede, An Autobiographical Story
and
Thomas Wingfold, Curate
by George MacDonald
SCARCE
FIRST EDITION
ILLUSTRATED
George MacDonald (10 December 1824 - 18 September 1905) was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister. He was a pioneering figure in the field of fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow writer Lewis Carroll. His writings have been cited as a major literary influence by many notable authors, including W. H. Auden, J. M. Barrie, Lord Dunsany, Hope Mirrlees, Robert E. Howard, L. Frank Baum, T.H. White, Lloyd Alexander, C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Walter de la Mare, E. Nesbit, Peter S. Beagle, Neil Gaiman and Madeleine L'Engle.
C. S. Lewis wrote that he regarded MacDonald as his "master": "Picking up a copy of Phantastes one day at a train-station bookstall, I began to read. A few hours later", said Lewis, "I knew that I had crossed a great frontier." G. K. Chesterton cited The Princess and the Goblin as a book that had "made a difference to my whole existence".
Publisher: George Routledge and Sons, New York
Copyright: No date printed, c1876
CONDITION: These books are in good condition. Hardcover. Publisher's original green cloth with beautiful gilt fleurons. Covers are worn along edges and corners. Some fraying to the head and tail of spines. Thomas Wingfold has damage to top right corner. The text block is crisp and clean for both books. Scarce and hard to find.
Each book is 5" x 7.5"
and
Thomas Wingfold, Curate
by George MacDonald
SCARCE
FIRST EDITION
ILLUSTRATED
George MacDonald (10 December 1824 - 18 September 1905) was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister. He was a pioneering figure in the field of fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow writer Lewis Carroll. His writings have been cited as a major literary influence by many notable authors, including W. H. Auden, J. M. Barrie, Lord Dunsany, Hope Mirrlees, Robert E. Howard, L. Frank Baum, T.H. White, Lloyd Alexander, C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Walter de la Mare, E. Nesbit, Peter S. Beagle, Neil Gaiman and Madeleine L'Engle.
C. S. Lewis wrote that he regarded MacDonald as his "master": "Picking up a copy of Phantastes one day at a train-station bookstall, I began to read. A few hours later", said Lewis, "I knew that I had crossed a great frontier." G. K. Chesterton cited The Princess and the Goblin as a book that had "made a difference to my whole existence".
Publisher: George Routledge and Sons, New York
Copyright: No date printed, c1876
CONDITION: These books are in good condition. Hardcover. Publisher's original green cloth with beautiful gilt fleurons. Covers are worn along edges and corners. Some fraying to the head and tail of spines. Thomas Wingfold has damage to top right corner. The text block is crisp and clean for both books. Scarce and hard to find.
Each book is 5" x 7.5"