THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN
Book Details + Condition: Blackie & Son Limited (London and Glasgow).
Early edition, 1906 (nd). Hardcover with dark red boards, and lovely embossed Art Nouveau decoration to front. 308 pages. Includes colored frontispiece, and in-text b&w illustrations. George Macdonald’s book is one of the most successful and beloved of Victorian fairytales. It tells the story of young Princess Irene and her friend Curdie, who must outwit the threatening goblins living in caves beneath her mountain home. Firm binding; normal aging and wear to boards, with some mottling / discoloration present; chafed spine ends; slight lean to book; interior is clean and free of markings.
