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Fowles, John. THE MAGUS. Little, Brown, 1965.
Price: US$232.00 + shipping
Description: THE MAGUS, Little, Brown, 1965, first edition, just about fine in vg+ or better full color wraparound pictorial dust-wrapper with some slight wear and tear. The authors second and most remarkable novel. A nice copy. Bookplate SIGNED by the author laid in.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
FOWLES, John. The Magus (Signed). Little, Brown, Boston, 1965.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Bound in green cottony cloth, stamped in red in a . Overall, a unusually nice copy of the true first ed. of Fowles' third book - precedes the British edition. Signed by the author on a bookplate that is laid in (the bookplate was signed in the 1970's). 582 pp.
Seller: Michael J. Toth, Bookseller, ABAA, Springtown, PA, U.S.A.
Fowles, John.. The Magus. (signed).. Little, Brown and Company., Boston., 1965.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Fowles, John. The Magus. Boston: Little, Brown and Company (1965). 1st Edition (stated). 9 ½ x 6 ¼. 582 pp. Green cloth lettered in brown. Color illustrated priced ($7.95 dust jacket. A delicate scratch on the top text block. The bottom of two pages have a tiny crinkle at the gutter. Not particularly noticeable but needs to be mentioned. Corners and spine ends not bumped, not worn. Binding tight, contents clean. The jacket has no tears, chips or wear. John Fowles signature and date (1996) on a small paper laid in. It is a nice copy. Sharp and tight. A luxurious psychological feast of a book set in the Greek isles.
Seller: Holly Books, South Windsor, CT, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Magus -- Signed Association Copy. Little Brown, 1965.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A fine copy, bright and clean inside and out with the barest trace of sunning to the top edge of the rear board. In a very good plus dust jacket ($6.95 price intact) with slight rubbing at the spine ends and corners, and a small closed tear to the spine--about a third of the way down--that is virtually invisible from the exterior. INSCRIBED BY JOHN FOWLES on November 17, 1969 to George Christy, former reviewer and society columnist for The Hollywood Reporter. According to Fowles' journals, he was in Los Angeles at that time on his U.S. publicity tour for The French Lieutenant's Woman, which had been published eight days earlier. An excellent signed copy with a nice association. We have the largest selection of John Fowles first editions for sale in the world--please inquire about our multiple-purchase discounts, or if you need assistance with building a Fowles collection.
Seller: Magus Books of Sacramento, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Magus -- Signed on the Day of Publication. Little Brown, 1965.
Price: US$2400.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good plus with sunning to spine ends and light shelf wear. Small mark to fore-edge and a touch of soiling to topstain, otherwise clean and tight. In a very good plus dust jacket (price intact) with light rubbing to the spine ends and corners, and tiny closed tears at the top of the spine. SIGNED BY JOHN FOWLES and dated 10.1.1966 (British for January 10, 1966), the actual day the book was published. Extremely rare thus. We have the largest selection of John Fowles first editions for sale in the world--please inquire about our multiple-purchase discounts, or if you need assistance with building a Fowles collection.
Seller: Magus Books of Sacramento, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Magus, First Edition, SIGNED by the Author.. Little, Brown, Boston, 1965.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: John Fowles' magnum opus, THE MAGUS, first edition, fine in dust jacket. This copy is nicely signed on the title page "John Fowles, Los Angeles, 9-1-97." The American edition is the true first being published in 1965. The British edition bears the "1966" date. The book is unmarked and fine with only the usual toning along the extremities. The dust jacket is fine and with original price intact with minor wear at the extremities, in brodart jacket protector. Housed in a custom-made slipcase, this is as nice a copy as one could desire. An important high spot of 20th century fiction. John Fowles died in November 2005, but his stature continues, in large part, because of THE MAGUS. This book was signed on one of his lecture stops in Los Angeles in 1997. The date "9-1-97" is actually January 9, 1997. (Fowles dates his books in the British fashion of placing the month, day and year.
Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.