ELIDOR. London: Collins, 1965. Octavo, boards. First edition. The author's third novel, a young adult fantasy which "draws extensively upon Arthurian legend and upon a vast spectrum of myth in general, all to impressive effect." - Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 7-133. Anatomy of Wonder (1981) 4-56. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 4B-50. Schlobin, The Literature of Fantasy 402. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature I, pp. 472-74. Tymn (ed), Fantasy Literature, p. 89. Owner's signature dated Christmas 1965 in ink at top right corner of front free endpaper. Spine lean, else a near fine copy in bright very good plus dust jacket with clipped price, touch of wear along top edge, and 20x5 mm chip from center of rear panel which affects several words on four lines of blurb copy. Overall, a fairly nice copy of a scarce book. (#104882).
Price: $100.00
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