Little, Big.

by Crowley, John

$4,200 · Offered by Biblio

First edition · Signed

London: Victor Gollancz, 1981. First hardcover edition of this landmark of modern fantasy. Octavo, original black cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the title page, "For John- The things that make us happy make us wise John Crowley." Fine in a fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Pat Doyle. Photograph of the author by Richard Sutor. A very sharp example of this work. Little, Big is the epic story of Smoky Barnable, an anonymous young man who travels by foot from the City to a place called Edgewood not found on any map to marry Daily Alice Drinkawater, as was prophesied. It is the story of four generations of a singular family, living in a house that is many houses on the magical border of an otherworld. A book that all by itself calls for a redefinition of fantasy (Ursula K. Le Guin). A literate, touching and unassuming masterpiece (Barron).

• Publisher: Victor Gollancz
• Year: 1981
• Edition: First Edition
• Binding: hardcover

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