Description
The first illustrated edition of The Golden Key by George MacDonald, illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Octavo, [8], 85pp, [2]. Blue cloth, title in silver on spine, decorative illustrations in gilt. Stated “First Printing, 1967” on the copyright page. Internally clean, minimal toning to endpapers, a fine example. In the publisher’s dust jacket, price clipped, some sunning, light toning to spine, closed tear with prior tape repair to verso, a very good example. (Hanrahan A67) (Mendelson B107) This story was first published in 1867 in Dealings with the Fairies.
George MacDonald (1824-1905) was a Scottish author who pioneered the genre of modern fantasy. Additionally, MacDonald was a mentor to Alice in Wonderland author Lewis Carroll, who was inspired to pursue publication after hearing how much MacDonald’s children loved the story. Both the fantasy works and religious works by MacDonald are often cited as influential to numerous notable authors, including C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Madeleine L’Engle.
