The Magus

New York: Little, Brown, (1965). First edition, 1st printing. 8vo. 582 pp. Original olive green cloth boards, stamped in burgundy, in original unclipped ($7.95) dust-jacket. Mild edge wear, particular to spine ends, corners, tips. Handling and shelf wear, with rubbing, surface nicks and light wrinkles. A few small closed tears, one to top front panel and one to rear spine foot. Protected in archival mylar. Book is tight, square and firm. Light handling, shelf wear present to panels. Page edges mostly bright with a few tiny nicks to edges, top stain still quite bright. Light curling to spine ends, rubbing to corners.

Dust Jacket: Very Good

Hardcover: Very Good

“The Magus (1965) is a postmodern novel by British author John Fowles, telling 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. Considered an example of metafiction, it was the first novel written by Fowles but his second novel to be published. A revised edition was published in 1977. In 1999, The novel was featured on the Modern Library List of Best 20th-Century Novels: It ranked as No. 71 on the Readers' List and No. 93 on the Critics' List of the top 100 novels.”