Set Reminder2025-01-16 12:00:002025-01-16 12:00:00America/New_YorkBidsquareBidsquare : Fine Books & Manuscripts, and the Dornish Collection of Children's Book Art https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/potter-potter/fine-books-manuscripts-and-the-dornish-collection-of-childrens-book-art-21892 This auction featured rare books, fine bindings and sets, and autographs and manuscripts, one session will be devoted to the vast collection of original children's book artwork and signed books from the legendary collection of Dr. J. Robert and Alice Dornish.
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FOWLES, John (1926-2005). The Magus. London: Jonathan Cape, [1966]. 8vo. 617, [3, blank] pp. Publisher?s purple paper backstrip over gray boards, spine stamped in gilt, publisher?s unclipped (?30s. net?) dust jacket (minor rubbing to cloth spine, very faint offsetting to endleaves; jacket spine and edges very lightly toned, and occasionally rubbed). Fine. Housed in later chemise and cloth slipcase. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, SIGNED BY FOWLES ON THE TITLE-PAGE AND DATED ?2.7.02?. This is Fowles? second novel, and considered one of his finest. It is on the list of the Modern Library 100 Best Novels (#93), and the BBC?s The Big Read (#67).