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Ursula K. Le Guin. Three Works, including:... (Total: 3 Items)
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Ursula K. Le Guin. Three Works, including: From Elfland to Poughkeepsie. With an introduction by Vonda N. McIntyre. Portland, Oregon: Pendragon Press, 1973. First printing 1873 June. 369 of 776 numbered copies. Small octavo. xviii, 31 pages. Frontispiece portrait. Tan paper covers bound with string. Front cover lettered in dark brown. Small sheet of erratum tipped in. Very minor rubbing to the cover, otherwise in near fine condition. In this highly influential essay, Le Guin discusses the fantasy genre, focusing upon the necessary writing style to engage the appropriate effects upon the reader. [and:] The Tombs of Atuan. Illustrated by Gail Garraty. New York: Atheneum, 1973. Third Printing, March 1973. Octavo. 163 pages. Several illustrations throughout the text. Publisher's blue cloth covers with the front illustrated in silver and the spine lettered in silver. Illustrated dust jacket with the Newbery Honor Book silver seal. Red coated endpapers. Some sunning to the top edges of the covers and jacket, some rubbing to the jacket. Altogether a very good copy. This work is part of Le Guin's Earthsea series, falling between A Wizard of Earthse and The Farthest Shore. It was awarded the Newbery Honor in 1972. [and:] The Farthest Shore. Illustrated by Gail Garraty. New York: Atheneum, 1973. Second printing may 1973. Octavo. 223 pages. Several illustrations throughout the text. Publisher's black cloth covers with the front cover illustrated in metallic purple. The spine is lettered in metallic purple. Illustrated dust jacket. Purple coated endpapers. Some rubbing to the covers and jacket, slightly sunned spine, very minor bumping to the corners. Altogether a very good copy. Third in the Earthsea series, this work follows The Tombs of Atuan. This work won the National Book Award for Children's Books in 1973.Auction Info
2008 June Grand Format Books & Manuscripts Auction #683 (go to Auction Home page)
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