The Magus Tapa dura - 1966

Jonathan Cape, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/Poor. 6x4x1. 617 pages (complete). Jacket worn, chipped, corner nip, damp stained, marked. Boards edge worn, cocked, marked. Tanning, foxing, top stain, old tape residue marks, previous ownership inscriptions crossed through, markings. However, it is still in fair condition, tightly bound and intact. 1st edition. MK.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

E-063: Jonathan Cape. Very Good. 1966. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Jonathan Cape, London, UK. 1966. 617 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth with titles on spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Previous owner has excised the lower portion of the title page. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A young Englishman, Nicholas Urfe, accepts a teaching post on a remote Greek island in order to escape an unsatisfactory love affair. There, his friendship with a reclusive millionaire evolves into a mysterious--and deadly--game of violence, seduction, and betrayal. As he is drawn deeper into the trickster's psychological traps, Nicholas finds it increasingly difficult to distinguish past from present, fantasy from reality. He becomes a desperate man fighting for his sanity and his very survival. John Fowles expertly unfolds a spellbinding exploration of the complexities of the human… Leer más

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First English edition. Fine in near very good price-clipped dust jacket with a couple of large scrapes on the front panel. Inscribed by the auithor: "Michael Curtis With my best wishes, John Fowles. 8 Oct 1982." The American edition precedes but the English edition seems much less common, especially in nice condition.