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1966. First Edition . Signed. FOWLES, John. The Magus. London: Jonathan Cape, (1966). Octavo, original half purple cloth, original dust jacket. $3500.First English edition of Fowles' second, highly acclaimed novel, signed by him on the title page.""One of the most engrossing reading experiences in modern fiction, a psychological mystery which is also a magnificent piece of story-telling"" (Pringle 29). ""Regarded by many as the English-speaking world's greatest contemporary writer and its first postmodern novelist"" (New York Times), John Fowles tells ""a modernized, worldly-wise version of The Tempest…bathed in an atmosphere of mystery, eroticism and paranoia"" (Parker, 426-27). Fowles set his story ""on a vividly evoked Greek island. In an atmosphere of mystery, fantasy, and obsession, the novel concerns an Englishman, Nicholas Urfe, who obtains a teaching post on the island, and his involvement with an enigmatic… Read More

Little Brown, 1965. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 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.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. First edition of the author's most well-known work. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Signed by John Fowles on a page bound in. In fine condition. The Magus was published by in the United Kingdom in 1966 and in the United States by Little, Brown and Company the same year. An instant success, the Sunday Telegraph called it a major work of mounting tensions in which the human mind is the guinea-pig... Mr Fowles has taken a big swing at a difficult subject and his hits...are on the bull's eye'." The Magus was quickly adapted into film starring Michael Cain, a "deliciously toothsome celebration of wanton story-telling... Before one quite realises what is happenings, one finds oneself no less avid for meanings and no less… Read More

Little Brown, 1965. 1st Edition . Near Fine. 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.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1965. First American edition, preceding the British edition by one year of the author's most well-known work. Octavo, original half cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, bookplate of famed collector Rolland Comstock. Jacket painting by Tom Adams. Housed in a custom half morocco case. The Sunday Telegraph called The Magus a major work of mounting tensions in which the human mind is the guinea-pig... Mr. Fowles has taken a big swing at a difficult subject and his hits...are on the bull's eye'." The Magus was quickly adapted into film starring Michael Cain, a "deliciously toothsome celebration of wanton story-telling... Before one quite realises what is happenings, one finds oneself no less avid for meanings and no less starving amid a plethora of clues than is Nicholas himself" (Sunday Times). It was named by Modern Library as one of the 100 Greatest Novels of the twentieth century, and in 2003, and was listed at number 67 on the… Read More

London: Cape, 1966. A first edition, first printing published by Cape in 1966. A near fine book without inscriptions, signed on the title page /John Baxter/best wishes/John Fowles. In a very good+ (or better) unclipped wrapper with a few nicks here and there to the edges and a light wear to the corners. Accompanied by a TLs to Fowles from the recipient, dated 7th May 1981, arranging an interview for the BBC radio 4's 'Kaleidoscope; Fowles's typed response is added at the foot of the same with his initials and a manuscript note in red ink.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Octavo, 617pp. A fine copy, but for a few small and very faint droplet stains to the bottom edge. In a fine, fresh dust jacket. SIGNED by Fowles on the title page: "John Fowles Lyme Regis." A neat contemporary non-authorial inscription on the front free endpaper reads: "Peter from Nicky 14.vi.66." A most attractive copy.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1977 . Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8.5" by 6". None. A signed copy of the revised edition of John Fowles's celebrated postmodern novel, reviewed by the Sunday Times as a 'deliciously toothsome celebration of wanton story-telling'. The first impression of the revised edition of Fowles's novel, published eleven years after the first edition. Flat signed by Fowles to the title pageIn the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.'The Magus' is John Fowles's postmodern novel about Nicholas Urfe, a young man who is teaching English on a small Greek island and becomes embroiled in the psychological illusions of a master trickster.Considered an example of metafiction, this was Fowles first written novel, but his third to be published.A lovely signed work by Fowles, the renowned British novelist of works positioned between modernism and postmodernism, best known for 'The French Lieutenant's Woman', 'A Maggot', and 'The Collector'. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with… Read More

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.

London: Cape, 1965. First Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Near fine in original light green wrappers. Uncorrected proof in proof dust jacket with edgewear and internal tape mends. Uncommon in this condition.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. 1st. hardback. Signed 1st edition. Good condition, very good unclipped d/j. Cloth-covered boards good, slight bumping at base of spine. Pages slightly tanned. End board loose.Message: Best Wishes, John Fowles, 18 July 1967.. 8vo: crown (200 x 140 / 8"" x 5_""). On a remote Greek Island, Nicholas Urfe finds himself embroiled in the deceptions of a master trickster. As reality and illusion intertwine, Urfe is caught up in the darkest of psychological games. John Fowles expertly unfolds a tale that is lush with over-powering imagery in a spellbinding exploration of human complexities. By turns disturbing, thrilling and seductive, The Magus is a feast for the mind and the senses.

First Edition, First UK Printing, published in London by Jonathan Cape Ltd in 1966. "First published in Great Britain 1966" as required, stated on copyright page. Fine in a fine stunning, pictorial dust jacket. Dust jacket art by Tom Adams. Light grey and purple cloth fine, with purple top stain. Considered an example of metafiction, this was the first novel written by Fowles, but the third he published. Octavo. 617 pp. An absolutely beautiful copy.
The author's second book and his magnum opus. Ranked as one of the 100 best Modern Library novels of the 20th century by both editors and readers alike, The Magus tells the story of Nicholas Urfe, a young British graduate who is teaching English on a small Greek island. Urfe becomes embroiled in the psychological illusions of a master trickster, which become increasingly dark and serious.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1966 First edition, uncorrected proof. Publisher's original light green wraps, publisher's label pasted to front panel. A very good copy with some toning and wear to spine. The Magus follows Nicholas Urfe, a young Oxford graduate and aspiring poet who is mentally deteriorating while teaching on a small Greek Island. Nicholas becomes depressed and falls into a friendship with Maurice Conchis, a wealthy and mysterious man who severs Nicholas' grip on reality through elaborate mind games. The story was inspired by John Fowles' time teaching on the Greek island of Spetses as a young man. The Magus was the first book Fowles wrote but the third to be published. An immediate sensation, the plot reverberated the experimental philosophy of the 1960s, and it was adapted into a film shortly after its publication.. First Edition. Very Good.

Jonathan Cape, 1966. 1st Edition . Fine. Fine in a fine dust jacket; a beautiful copy of Fowles' masterpiece. 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.

Boston: Little, Brown, 1965. 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.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. First edition. 617pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Purple cloth and grey boards, near fine with some spotting to the tinted top edge, unclipped dust jacket with some rubbing along along top edge, light soiling, chip to corner, and a closed tear along hinge between spine and rear cover. First edition. 617pp. 1 vols. 8vo.

Colophon Press: London, 1994. First Edition . Fine. Fine in clue card wrappers with a white paper label. One of 200 numbered copies signed by Fowles.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 6". None. The first edition of John Fowles's celebrated postmodern novel, reviewed by the Sunday Times as a 'deliciously toothsome celebration of wanton story-telling'. The first edition, first impression of this work in the vibrant publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper, illustrated by Tom Adams.'The Magus' is John Fowles's postmodern novel about Nicholas Urfe, a young man who is teaching English on a small Greek island and becomes embroiled in the psychological illusions of a master trickster.Considered an example of metafiction, this was Fowles first written novel, but his third to be published. In 1977 he published a revised edition.A wonderful first edition from Fowles, the renowned British novelist of works positioned between modernism and postmodernism, best known for 'A Maggot', 'The French Lieutenant's Woman', and 'The Collector'. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped… Read More

London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". None. A superb first impression of one of John Fowles' popular postmodern novels, one of the most popular novels of the century. A first edition first impression of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.'The Magus' is a postmodern novel about Nicholas Urfe, a young man who is teaching English on a small Greek island. It is known as one of the most popular novels of the twentieth century.Written by John Fowles, a renowned author of postmodern and modern novels, best known for this work, and 'The French Lieutenant's Woman', and 'The Collector'. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Dust wrapper is a little edge worn. Spots to the reverse of the dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine

London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated. The first edition of John Fowles's celebrated postmodern novel, in the bright unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper, illustrated by Tom Adams.'The Magus' is John Fowles's postmodern novel about Nicholas Urfe, a young man who is teaching English on a small Greek island and becomes embroiled in the psychological illusions of a master trickster. Considered an example of metafiction, this was Fowles first written novel, but his third to be published. In 1977 he published a revised edition. A wonderful first edition from Fowles, the renowned British novelist of works positioned between modernism and postmodernism, best known for 'A Maggot', 'The French Lieutenant's Woman', and 'The Collector'. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very… Read More