Last Unicorn by Peter: First Edition (33 results)
Language: English
Published by Gollancz 2023
Series: The Last Unicorn, Book 1 of 2. Book 1 of 2 - The Last Unicorn
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, IrelandKennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd.
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Condition: New. 2023. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . .
Published by London: Souvenir Press. 1980
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United KingdomLUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA)
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Add to basketFirst UK edition. Original navy paper-covered boards with silver titles to the spine, in the I. Bite illustrated dustwrapper. With black and white line drawings by Darrell Sweet decorating the title page and the title of each story. A very good copy, the binding square and firm, the corners and spine tips with minor bumping, the… top edges of the boards with two tiny patches of wear. There are a few tiny spots to the closed text-block edge, the contents are otherwise clean throughout and without stamps or inscriptions. Complete with the original dustwrapper that is lightly rubbed and creased at the edges, remaining without tears or loss. Not price-clipped (£6.95 on the front flap). An omnibus edition of two novels and two novelettes by Peter S. Beagle, including his classic fantasy tale 'The Last Unicorn', as well as 'A Fine and Private Place', 'Lila the Werewolf' and 'Come, Lady Death'. 'The Last Unicorn' was adapted into an animated film of the same name in 1982 with a screenplay by Beagle, animation by Topcraft (a predecessor of Studio Ghibli) and voice acting by Mia Farrow, Christopher Lee and Alan Arkin. 'Lila the Werewolf' and 'Come, Lady Death' appear in book form in this omnibus edition for the first time. First published in the USA by The Viking Press. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Language: English
Published by Ace, New York 2023
Series: The Last Unicorn, Book 2 of 2. Book 2 of 2 - The Last Unicorn
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Twinwillow Books, Los Alamitos, U.S.A.Twinwillow Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Signed by author in person on a loosely laid in "2023 Glendale Paperback Show" book mark in silver pen, signature only. First printing stated. 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 Book; binding tight, small stray black mark to top edges else boards straight and clean; text… free of marks, appears barely read. Dust jacket ($27.00) has minor bumping to bottom spine. Color bright and sharp. Under archival quality mylar cover. Photos upon request. Packed well and shipped in a sturdy box. Signed by Author(s).
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Condition: New. 2025. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . .
Language: English
Published by Ace 2023
Series: The Last Unicorn, Book 2 of 2. Book 2 of 2 - The Last Unicorn
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: MostlySignedBooks, Kensington, U.S.A.MostlySignedBooks
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. New in new dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on a bookplate affixed to the half-title page (signature only). 1st edition, 1st printing, complete numberline. New, unread copy with dust jacket in protective mylar sleeve. Two novellas from the world of "The Last Un…icorn". By the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award-, Locus Award-, Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire-, Inkpot Award-, Hugo Award-, Nebula Award-, WSFA Small Press Award-, and World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement-winning author of "I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons" and "Summerlong". Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box. Signed by Author(s).
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by IDW 2011
Series: The Last Unicorn, Book 1 of 7. Book 1 of 7 - The Last Unicorn
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Map
Seller: Friends of the Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick, U.S.A.Friends of the Curtis Memorial Library
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Stated First Printing. Adapted by Peter B Gillis. Coated illustrated paper over boards binding The top corners are slightly rolled/bent and there are several small abraded spots on the top edge of the back cover. The bottom corners of the last four pages are rough. Otherwise, pages a…re clean, tight, bright and unmarked. Originally published in a series of six comic books. Beautifully illustrated by American comic book artist Renae De Liz and inked by Ray Dillon. Renae De Liz/ Ray Dillon (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by Ballantine Books, New York 1969
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Lowest Priced Quality Rare Books, Allison Park, U.S.A.Lowest Priced Quality Rare Books
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Nice hard to find 1st edition copy, stated 2nd printing, 1969, Photos are of actual book you will receive.
More imagesThe Last Unicorn [Folio Society Illustrated Collector's Edition]
Beagle, Peter S.; Jones, Lily Seika (Illustrated by); Rothfuss, Patrick (Introduced by)
Language: English
Published by Folio Society, London 2026
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Bath and West Books, Bath, United KingdomBath and West Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: New. First Edition, Second Impression. Brand new copy in Folio's eco-wrapping paper as received directly from the publisher. Stock images used. What happens when a unicorn realises she is the last on earth? Where have the others gone? So begins one of the most charming and enduring fantasy novels ever writt…en, and one of the most influential. Created in collaboration with both the author Peter S. Beagle, and the illustrator Lily Seika Jones, this beautiful Folio edition celebrates a story that has enchanted generations of readers. THE BOOK is fully bound in cloth printed and blocked with a design by the artist who has contributed 10 full-page colour illustrations, including two double-page spreads, and 28 black and white integrated illustrations. Printed in black and green ink throughout on Arena Natural Rough paper. Rose gold foiled top book edge. Ribbon marker. 256 pages. 10'' × 7½''. Housed in a blocked slipcase. Printed and bound in Germany. ORDERS professionally packed, tracked and insured. U.S. BUYERS: Books remain exempt from import duty under U.S. law. I ship with a DDP service and provide accurate customs information to protect buyers from unnecessary charges and to minimise delays. Jones, Lily Seika (illustrator).
More images- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Arches Bookhouse, Portland, U.S.A.Arches Bookhouse
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Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by author to FFEP: 'For Stathis Orphanos.' Stathis Orphanos was a photographer and half of the publishing duo Sylvester and Orphanos. 430pp. Speckled cream cloth with purple-stamped unicorn design to front cover and… spine lettering. Exceptionally clean and crisp. Dust Jacket price clipped, some minor sunning to spine, otherwise sharp. Omnibus edition featuring The Last Unicorn, Lady Death, Lila the Werewolf, and A Fine and Private Place. Signed By Author.
Language: English
Published by Viking Press 1968
Series: The Last Unicorn, Book 1 of 2. Book 1 of 2 - The Last Unicorn
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, U.S.A.Wonder Book
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Condition: Fair. New York: Viking Press, 1968. 1st edition. 8vo Hardcover. 218pp. Fair book and dust jacket. Ex-library with usual markings. Hinges cracked. Edges dampstained. Some pencil notation. (fantasy fiction, unicorns) Inquire if you need further information.
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by Subterranean Press 2006
Series: The Last Unicorn, Book 1 of 2. Book 1 of 2 - The Last Unicorn
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: COLLINS BOOKS, Seattle, U.S.A.COLLINS BOOKS
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. Ltd 1st Ed. Limited edition, unnumbered copy out of 1000cc, signed by Beagle. 92pp, smaller octavo hardcover in dj. boards clean and sharp, tight binding, interior text clean throughout. DJ covers clean and sharp, no tears, not price-clipped. signed by author.
Language: English
Published by Subterranean Press 2006
Series: The Last Unicorn, Book 1 of 2. Book 1 of 2 - The Last Unicorn
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Easton's Books, Inc., Mount Vernon, U.S.A.Easton's Books, Inc.
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Hardcover. Condition: NF. 1st Edition. Hardback in Near Fine condition with Near Fine dust jacket . 5.5 X 0.5 X 8.5 inches. 92 pages. Special edition signed by the author. Quick shipping, excellent customer service. All books carefully packaged in boxes and ship with tracking information.
Language: English
Published by Viking Press 1968
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Griffin Books, Stamford, U.S.A.Griffin Books
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Add to baskethardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1968 Viking Press first edition with ownership ink to flyleaf. Price intact jacket has 1" closed tear to the top of the front panel and tiny tears at corners. Tight binding text unmarked. Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books s…ent via US Postal.
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Published by Subterranean Press 2007
Series: The Last Unicorn, Book 1 of 2. Book 1 of 2 - The Last Unicorn
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: The Bookman & The Lady, Santa Fe, U.S.A.The Bookman & The Lady
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. Signed, limited edition published by Subterranean Press, 2006. One of 1,000 numbered copies signed by Peter S. Beagle on the limitation page. This copy is number 166. Number is a little smudged. Typically these were flat signed, without an inscription, however this one h…as a simple name inscription. Hardcover in jacket, price intact on jacket flap. Clean and bright. Binding strong. Minimal edge wear. Lovely copy in near fine condition. Jacket now in fresh Mylar. Additional photos available upon request. Signed by Author.
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Published by IDW Publishing 2012
Series: The Last Unicorn, Book 1 of 7. Book 1 of 7 - The Last Unicorn
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: COLLINS BOOKS, Seattle, U.S.A.COLLINS BOOKS
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. 1st Ed. Inscribed by Beagle on ffep. unpaginated, larger quarto hardcover in glossy black boards with color illustration to front. slight wear to book edges, two tiny nicks to rear fore-edge, some light scratching and wear to rear yet boards clean, tight binding, interior text and images clean t…hroughout. inscribed by author.
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Published by Gregg Press 1978
Series: The Last Unicorn, Book 1 of 2. Book 1 of 2 - The Last Unicorn
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: The Bookman & The Lady, Santa Fe, U.S.A.The Bookman & The Lady
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. None Issued. First Edition. First Gregg Press edition, with a new introduction by Jean Tobin. Comes with a page from another book that has been signed by Peter Beagle. Hardcover, no jacket as issued. Yellow boards with gold lettering on spine. Clean and unmarked, pages bright. Binding strong. Sli…ght rubbing to boards. Overall a beautiful copy in near fine condition. This particular edition of The Last Unicorn is very hard to find and an unusually rare Gregg Press title. The Last Unicorn is Peter S. Beagle's third book and is considered by many to be one of the greatest fantasy novels of all time. Additional photos available upon request. All of our books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box. Signed by Author.
More imagesPublished by Subterranean Press, Burton, MI 2006
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: THE HERMITAGE BOOKSHOP, Denver, U.S.A.THE HERMITAGE BOOKSHOP
Contact seller5-star sellerSigned limited edition. BEAGLE'S UNICORN BEGINNINGS For many of us, The Last Unicorn begins with standing all alone in a lilac wood. However, Beagle's widely beloved story was born in the Berkshires, not King Haggard's kingdom, accompanied by Beagle's childhood friend, Phil. Attempting to write something that was not a fantasy n…ovel and keep up with Phil's prolific landscape paintings, Beagle spent the summer muddling through stories. Eventually, he managed to put together about eighty pages of a tale about a unicorn before tossing the it, unworthy, into a filing cabinet and turning to non-fiction. This lost version is the original 1962 fragment that Beagle would eventually entirely rewrite into the fantasy novel that joined Lewis and Tolkien in marking the fantasies of our childhoods. This copy was limited to 1000 numbered copies, signed by the author, of which this is copy A. It is estimated that ten lettered copies were reserved for Beagle to distribute to friends and family. From the personal collection of Beagle's former publisher, Connor Cochran. Fine, in fine dust jacket with slight press to spine head, in mylar cover. Publisher's blue cloth, spine title stamped in blue, grey decorative endpapers, in Michael Wm. Kaluta dust jacket ($35).
Language: English
Published by VIKING 1968
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Reader's Corner, Inc., Raleigh, U.S.A.Reader's Corner, Inc.
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. With a very faint previous owner's signature on the front flyleaf, top edge tinted red, blue boards, 218 pages, a like new copy that looks unread. In a fine mylar protected black DJ with 4.95 flap price that also has a tan obi with Granville Hicks blurb, tha…t I have never seen on any other copy. Photos on request.
Published by Viking, New York 1968
- First Edition
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerdj. First Edition. First Edition. Author's second, much-loved novel, basis for the 1982 animated fantasy film starring Mia Farrow. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket with a faint sticker shadow to the rear panel and a hint of toning to the spine and flap folds.
More imagesPublished by Viking, New York, NY 1968
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Mind Electric Books, smyrna, U.S.A.Mind Electric Books
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Add to basketHard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition / first printing, also includes a laid in "Walter Day's Science Fiction Historical Trading Card" signed by Peter Beagle in silver ink. Book is in very good (previous owners name on first page, slight roll to spine) condition with a v…ery good (edgewear, small chips at upper corners, light spots on reverse of front panel) unclipped dustjacket protected in a Brodart wrapper. An Attractive Copy! Please feel free to ask me for pictures or more information, Thanks. Signed.
Published by The Bodley Head 1968 1968
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, New ZealandHard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd.
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Add to basketUK FIRST EDITION, octavo, green heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, 218pp, VG+ (light discolouration to spine & board edges, ghost lettering to spine from d/w, light foxing & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, 1cm closed tear to top edge of rear cover, price clipped).
More imagesPublished by The Bodley Head 1968
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Orb's Community Bookshop, Huntly, United KingdomOrb's Community Bookshop
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First British edition. Green boards with gilt lettering under green dust jacket with black and white lines on green background. Dust cover is not price clipped but has dog-leg tear at base of spine, up the back edge of the spine and then across just below the…author's surname, with the front edge still intact. (Could easily be repaired with tape on the rear of the cover.) There is a smaller (3mm) tear on the top edge of the rear of the dust cover and a small mark above the 'n' of the title. The front end-paper has the owner's name on the right-hand side and three spots. The rear end paper is also foxed. The pages of text are tanned but clean apart from foxing to the edge of the text block which goes through to the edge of the margins on a few pages. Three separate spots occur on page 9.
Published by Viking Press (1968), New York 1968
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, U.S.A.Quill & Brush, member ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerdj. First Edition. First edition, in second-issue dust jacket with 2 reviews below the (shortened) Louis Untermeyer blurb and "SBN 670-41908-7" in bottom right corner of rear panel. (Note: 9-digit SBN's were a precursor to the ISBN system in use today). His second novel and best-known work. The beloved fantasy story of a unicorn… who, believing she is the last of her kind, sets off on a quest to discover what has happened to the others. Basis for the 1982 animated movie directed by Arthur Rankin and Jules Bass from a screenplay by Beagle with the voices of Mia Farrow (as the unicorn), Alan Arkin, Jeff Bridges, Angela Lansbury, et al. 8vo black cloth-backed blue paper boards; spine stamped in light blue, yellow, and purple; 218 pages. Near fine with just a touch of sunning to upper board edges; in very good or better dust jacket with few small chips and tears, light rubbing, and touch of creasing. Increasingly scarce.
More imagesPublished by The Bodley Head, London 1968
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Ashton Rare Books ABA : PBFA : ILAB, Market Harborough, United KingdomAshton Rare Books ABA : PBFA : ILAB
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The First UK Printing published by The Bodley Head, London in 1968. The BOOK is in near Fine condition with some light ghosting to the spine of the titling from the wrapper. Light fading to the extreme edges and mild spotting to the upper text-block.… Free from inscriptions and erasures. The WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good++ or better condition. Very light edge-wear with just a little toning to the spine and flap edges. A thin black line to the middle of the rear spine fold. The Peter Davis wrapper artwork looks striking in the removable Brodart archival cover. One of the all-time best selling children s fantasy novels, selling over five million copies worldwide as well as being translated into 20 different languages. The author said that he was inspired by his upbringing reading a staple amount of mythology and fantasy novels. The Dorothy Lanthrop novel 'The Call from Moon Mountain' particularly influenced him. An extremely difficult title to find in any collectible condition due to the small print run and the fact that many copies ended up in the library system. Collectible. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.
More imagesPublished by The Viking Press, New York 1968
- First Edition
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, U.S.A.Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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Add to basketCondition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition, first printing. [vi], 218 pp. Bound in publisher's blue paper-covered boards over black spine cloth with spine lettered in blue, yellow and purple, mauve pink topstain, purple endpapers. Near Fine in a Near Fine price-clipped dust jacket with a… nick to spine panel, light wear, and small dampstain to front panel visible on verso. A bright and beautiful copy of the beloved fantasy novel, which has never been out of print. Beagle refused to allow the book to be animated by Walt Disney: "When the whole question of Disney animating The Last Unicorn came up, I turned it down flat. If I ever meet T.H. White in the afterlife, I never want to have to explain why I went to Disney after what he did to The Sword in the Stone." The book was instead adapted by the New York-based production company Rankin/Bass, even though Beagle, in his own words, "hated everything Rankin and Bass had ever done." They allowed him to write the screenplay, and he found them surprisingly easy to work with. The animation was handled with great care in Japan by the studio Topcraft, and the voice actors included Jeff Bridges and Mia Farrow. Beagle had braced himself for a bad film. When he saw the finished product, he was stunned. Like its fellow 1980s fantasy classic The Princess Bride, the movie was a box office failure but gained a cult following on VHS. Reviewers had disliked the non-Disney animation style, but Americans were gradually warming to a new aesthetic, one they would soon wholeheartedly embrace: when Topcraft dissolved in 1985, its principals reformed as Studio Ghibli.
More imagesPublished by The Viking Press, New York 1968
- First Edition
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, U.S.A.Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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Add to basketCondition: Very Good+. Near Fine. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's blue paper-covered boards over black spine cloth with spine lettered in blue, yellow and purple; pink topstain. Very Good+ with toning to boards, slight rubbing to spine lettering, light dust soiling to top edge of text block, li…ght soiling to edges of boards, ,contents tanned. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light edge wear, toning to spine and edges heavier at the verso. A great copy of the beloved fantasy novel.
Published by The Viking Press 1968
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: COLLINS BOOKS, Seattle, U.S.A.COLLINS BOOKS
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Add to basketHARDCOVER. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition, 1st Printing. Octavo; dust jacket in Mylar; not price-clipped; some minor chips to edges; VG. Blue boards; black cloth spine w/ printed, multicolored lettering partially worn; small stain to front board; tight binding, interior clean throughout; sign…ed by author on title page. VG. Uncommon signed copy of the first edition, first printing of this beloved fantasy classic.
Published by The Viking Press, New York 1968
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, U.S.A.Raptis Rare Books
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst edition of Beagle's classic second book, which follows the tale of a unicorn, who believes she is the last of her kind in the world and undertakes a quest to discover what has happened to the others. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Larry Peter S. Beagle 11/8/93." F…ine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Mel Williamson. It took Beagle "close to two years" to write The Last Unicorn, and he states that "it was hard every step of the way." Beagle came up with the idea for the novel in 1962 while on an "artistic retreat" in Berkshire Hills after Viking Press rejected his novel, The Mirror Kingdom. He stated that though the idea for the novel was "just suddenly there", he also said that he had "read tons of fantasy and mythology" from childhood, and that his mother told him that he had shared a story about unicorns during a visit to one of the elementary school classes she taught. It has sold more than five million copies worldwide since its original publication, and has been translated into at least twenty languages (prior to the 2007 edition). In 1987, Locus ranked The Last Unicorn number five among the 33 "All-Time Best Fantasy Novels", based on a poll of subscribers. It was the basis for the 1982 animated film, directed and produced by Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass. The film includes the voices of Alan Arkin, Jeff Bridges, Mia Farrow, Angela Lansbury, and Christopher Lee. The musical score and the songs were composed and arranged by Jimmy Webb, and performed by the group America and the London Symphony Orchestra, Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 4A-24. Pringle, Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels 38. Schlobin, The Literature of Fantasy 75. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature II, pp. 530-33. Tymn (ed), Fantasy Literature, pp. 50-1. It is the basis for the 1982 film starring Alan Arkin, Mia Farrow, Jeff Bridges and Angela Lansbury.
Published by Viking Press: New York 1968
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: COLD TONNAGE BOOKS, Colyton, United KingdomCOLD TONNAGE BOOKS
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Add to basketHardcover. First edition (& 1st printing). Classic fantasy, the basis for the 1982 animated film, directed and produced by Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass. . In Pringle: Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels no 38. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED AND DATED BY THE AUTHOR/''For David - this copy of THE LAST UNICORN with the best wishes of… Molly, Schmendrick, and yours truly, Peter S. Beagle 1 August 1979''. The novel involves a quest by the unicorn and two fellow companions, Schmendrick the Magician and Molly Grue. The author has (as he often did when signing his name) drawn a little face in the ''P'' of Peter in the inscription. Page edges browning (though top page edges stained pink as issued), else a fine copy in a near fine (bright and unfaded) dustjacket.
More imagesPublished by The Viking Press, New York 1968
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, U.S.A.Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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Add to basketCondition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Signed by Peter S. Beagle on the front free endpaper, inscribed to the fine press publisher Ralph Sylvester of Sylvester & Orphanos. 218 pp. Bound in publisher's blue paper-covered boards over black cloth with spine lettered in… blue, yellow and purple. Near Fine with light tanning to edges and light staining to bottom edge of text block. In a Very Good+ unclipped dust jacket with toning to spine, light wear and closed tear to bottom edge of front panel. A lovely copy of the beloved medieval fantasy, signed by Peter Beagle.
