ST. GEORGE AND THE WITCHES
Book Details + Condition: Henry Holt and Company (New York). First Edition, 1939. Hardcover with yellow boards; red decoration and titling to front and spine. 206 pages, with beautiful Art Deco Surrealist illustrations by Lloyd Coe. Author J.W. Dunne offers a witty, fantastical fairytale in which St. George, after slaying dragons, turns his attention to battling mischievous witches like Circe, Howling Harriet, and Whimpering Willie, relating amusing magical adventures and exploring themes of consciousness, time (a nod to Dunne's "An Experiment With Time"), and archetypal figures for both children and adults.
Firm binding; rubbed corners and edges; wear to boards, with darkening and discoloration present; chafed spine ends; lean to book; bookplate to inside front board, with faded name to ffep; toning to pages; interior is clean and free of markings, save occasional age spotting. All books are carefully packed, and shipped in boxes.
