THE WELL OF THE UNICORN...
New York: William Sloane Associates, Inc., [1948]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. "Heroic fantasy set in an imaginary realm borrowed from a play by Dunsany. The son of a dispossessed landowner joins guerilla fighters involved in a revolution against the conquerors of his homeland..." "The mythical well, a fountain of peace rather than youth plays a symbolic role." - Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror 5-261. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 3-306. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 641. Cawthorn and Moorcock, Fantasy Literature: The 100 Best Books 68. Pringle, Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels 3. Schlobin, The Literature of Fantasy 919. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature V, pp. 2097-2101. Tymn (ed), Fantasy Literature, pp. 154-55. Waggoner, The Hills of Faraway 804. In 333. Small previous owner's label affixed to front paste-down, a nearly fine copy in a very good to nearly fine dust jacket with mild shelf wear to the spine ends and corner tips, the spine panel is a touch age darkened. An attractive copy. (20889). Item #20889
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