Magus Revised Version, First Edition (15 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine-. Revised Edition. Little Brown & Company, Boston, Massachusetts, 1978, "Second [2nd] Printing T 03/78" (stated) of the First American Edition of the Revised Version. Fine in a Fine- Dust Jacket. The Text Block is clean, white, tight, straight and square with no markings of any kind. Binding is full rich maroon cloth with intricate blindstamp illustration of the magus on the front cover, and bright, crisp gilt title, etc., to the spine, unmarked white endpapers, and all corners square and sharp. The Dust Jacket is bright, intact and would be flawless, but for light wear along the top edge of the spine, with the original price ($12.95) intact on the front flap. See the photos. 656 pages. 6 3/8" x 9 1/2". The novel was featured on the Modern Library List of Best 20th-Century Novels. A postmodern novel considered to be an example of meta-fiction, the plot involves psychological illusions directed at a young Englishman teaching English on a Greek island. The author states that a number of scenes have been largely rewritten and one or two have been invented since the first edition in 1965. NOTE: This is a heavy book, weighing 1,102 grams / 38.8 ounces, and will require extra postage for international shipment. ISBN 10: 0316290920 / ISBN 13: 9780316290920.

Red cloth hardcover, with jacket, in great shape. No underlining or markings within. Clean and bright pages. Solid binding. Minimal signs of use, with a few bumps on edges of jacket. Stated First American Edition, 1978 Revised Edition of Fowles' famously controversial 1965 postmodern classic. 656 pp. Ships from Ottawa, ON. Guaranteed to be as described, after having been thoroughly checked by a seasoned bookseller. Thanks!

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near Fine hardcover in a Near Fine price-clipped dj. First Edition, First Printing of the Revised (1978) Edition. With a foreword by the author. 656pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A really nice copy with an intact jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First American Edition; First Printing. First American edition stated. ; 9.40 X 6 X 1.60 inches; 656 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Stated First American Edition. No later printings. First revised ed. 1st thus. Large fine book. Fine, non price clipped ($12.95) DJ. Jacket will arrive in a fresh mylar jacket. * (THIS BOOK IS IN OUR POSSESSION. WE SHIP MOST BOOKS SIX DAYS A WEEK AND WILL CONFIRM WITH TRACKING NUMBER FOR DOMESTIC ORDERS OR CUSTOMS NUMBER FOR NON DOMESTIC) *; 8vo; 711 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st US Edition. Nick Urfe, a young British schoolteacher, travels to the Greek island of Phraxos for a vacation. There he manages to wander into a series of misadventures and confusions that bring the stability of his world into doubt. A careless flirtation with another tourist leads to a messy affair, and a chance introduction brings him under the influence of an enigmatic, elderly recluse who stands at the center of an oddly sinister cult. The preface to this edition states : A number of scenes have been largely rewritten, and one or two new ones invented. These revisions serve to accelerate the pace of the alluring, uncanny events on the beautiful Aegean island of Phraxos, to accentuate the deviousness of the Magus, or magician, himself, Maurice Conchis, and to intensify the erotic elements of the book. 656p.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First American edition. Red covers in a white dust jacket. 8vo, 656 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Uncorrected Proof. Sunned spine. Otherwise, a clean unmarked copy of the Advance Reader's Edition. 656 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1978. First published in 1965 this is the first American edition of A Revised Edition. Per the author's blurb in the book "A number of scenes have been largely rewritten, and one or two new ones invented. These revisions serve to accelerate the pace of the alluring, uncanny events on the beautiful Aegean island of Phraxos, to accentuate the deviousness of the Magus, or magician, himself, Maurice Conchis, and to intensify the erotic elements of the book." This novel is a serious, saturnalian labyrinth of a book! Fowles (1926 2005) is considered to be one of the greatest British writers since 1945. He had a number of well known novels, many of which were made into movies, as was the Magus. His works include "The Collector", "The French Lieutenant's Woman" and "The Ebony Tower". This long book, 656 pages, is in fine condition as is the dust jacket that is now protected in a mylar wrap.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The book has the previous owner's bookplate on the back of the front endpaper with very, very light wear on the spine tips. Decorative endpapers. Top edge stained purple. The dust jacket has a crease on the front flap, otherwise like new. Not price clipped.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Uncorrected proof of the Revised edition. Cream wrappers. Spotting and some creasing thus very good. Basis for the film starring Michael Caine, Anthony Quinn, Candice Bergen and Anna Karina.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. 1st U.S. edition of the author's revised version of his famous novel. Fine in a fine dust jacket; a beautiful copy. We have the largest selection of John Fowles first editions for sale in the world--please inquire about our multiple-purchase discounts, or if you need assistance with building a Fowles collection.

Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Tom Adams Jacket Illustration (illustrator). First Edition. First American edition. A new unread copy in a new dust jacket. This copy, recently out of storage, has never been read. As perfect a copy as one could hope for. Jacket in acid-free protector, book housed in a custom-made slipcase.

First edition thus: ''Scenes have been largely rewritten, new ones invented, the erotic element has been strengthened, as has the ending''. New six-page Foreword by the author. Octavo. 656 pages.Cheap paper tanned as usual, otherwise fine in near-fine, price-clipped dustwrapper.