THE WORM OUROBOROS, A Romance
E R Eddison
Published by London: Jonathan Cape [1922], 1922
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First English Edition, bound in black cloth with gilt pegasus on front cover, spine lettered in gilt, illustrated by Keith Henderson, pictorial endpapers, 446 pages; light to moderate rubbing even overall, spine still bright and not sun-faded. Seller Inventory # 026487
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Title: THE WORM OUROBOROS, A Romance
Publisher: London: Jonathan Cape [1922]
Publication Date: 1922
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Keith Henderson
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: 1st Edition
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The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance
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ISBN 10: 0735101396
ISBN 13: 9780735101395
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Fine copy in pictorial hardcover. 8vo. Seller Inventory # 054856
The Worm Ouroboros. A Romance. With illustrations by Keith Henderson.
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Jonathan Cape, London, 1922
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Seller: Clearwater Books, London, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). 8vo. xiv, 446pp. Black cloth lettered and ruled in gold at the spine, and with a gilt-stamped decoration to the upper board. With a frontispiece, a two-colour title page decoration, endpaper decorations, five plates, and various tailpiece decorations by Keith Henderson. The cloth rubbed and a little frayed at the backstrip ends. The tips of two corners knocked. Tiny miscellaneous blemish to the fore edge margin of the upper board. The front hinge just a fraction tender. Free endpapers lightly toned. Handsome former owner bookplate to the front pastedown. A good bright copy. No dust wrapper. Probably the author's most famous book, a heroic high fantasy novel which was praised by Tolkien (who had known the author), C.S.Lewis, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Clive Barker; and deemed by science fiction scholar E.F.Bleiler "still the finest heroic fantasy". Seller Inventory # ARC94201
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The Worm Ouroboros. A Romance.
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1922, 1922
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Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
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First edition of the author's high fantasy novel, read fervently by C. S. Lewis, who wrote the author a fan letter before finishing, inviting him to meet with the Inklings. J. R. R. Tolkien later praised Eddison as "the greatest and most convincing writer of 'invented worlds' that I have read". Written in 17th-century English, the novel describes a protracted war in an imagined medieval realm, incorporating influences from Norse sagas and Renaissance poems, quoting Shakespeare's celebrated "Sonnet 18" in its entirety. The work is a precursor to Eddison's Zimiamvian Trilogy, sometimes grouped together as the Zimiamvian series. J. R. R. Tolkien, "Letter 199", The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, 1981. Octavo. Frontispiece, illustrations in-text, by Keith Henderson. Title page vignette in red and black. Original blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, central vignette on front cover in gilt, publisher's device on rear cover in blind, black vignette on endpapers, fore and bottom edges untrimmed. Nick to spine ends, minor rubbing to cloth, splash marks to top edge, occasional foxing to contents. A very good copy. Seller Inventory # 192499
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The Worm Ouroboros. A Romance.
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1922, 1922
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Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
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First edition, inscribed by the author in the month of publication on the front pastedown, "Frank Dicksee, from E.R.E., 12th May 1922". Sir Frank Dicksee (1853-1928) was a painter who also explored heroic and historical romance in his own art, being influenced by the pre-Raphaelites and opposing the trend towards modern art that emerged near the end of his career. Written in 17th-century English, Eddison's debut novel describes a protracted war in an imagined medieval realm, incorporating influences from Norse sagas and Renaissance poems, quoting Shakespeare's celebrated "Sonnet 18" in its entirety. The work is a precursor to Eddison's Zimiamvian Trilogy, sometimes grouped together as the Zimiamvian series. The Worm Ouroboros was eagerly read by C. S. Lewis, who before finishing the book wrote a letter to Eddison inviting him to meet with the Inklings. J. R. R. Tolkien later praised Eddison as "the greatest and most convincing writer of 'invented worlds' that I have read" (Letters 199). The work continues to be regarded as among the finest works of heroic fantasy ever written. Barron 5-99; Bleiler 597; Currey, p. 174; Locke I, p. 79; Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature V, pp. 2180-4. Octavo. Frontispiece and chapter tail-pieces by Keith Henderson. Original black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, central vignette to front cover in gilt, illustrated endpapers, fore and bottom edges untrimmed. With supplied dust jacket. Cloth slightly rubbed, inner hinges split but sound, occasional spots but clean overall; jacket unclipped, spine mildly toned, couple of nicks and light marks, presenting well: a very good copy in near-fine jacket. Seller Inventory # 192409
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