The Princess and the Goblin by MacDonald, George; Watson, Jean (editor) - 1980

Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A.: Zondervan Books, 1980. 128 pages. Lovely frontispiece portrait of George Macdonald; black and white illustrations. Owner's name on front endpaper, library pocket on rear endpaper; no other marks. Binding tight and pages clean. Boards show minor wear, bumps, to extremities. Dust jacket is price clipped with chips and tears (but will be shipped in a new mylar cover). A very sensitively edited version of Macdonald's beloved story about little Princess Irene, her beautiful great-great-grandmother who lives such a mysterious life in the topmost tower of the castle, and the young miner Curdie who risks his life to keep Irene safe from the subterranean goblins. The lovely and distinctive cadences of Macdonald's prose are undisturbed, but some lengthy or difficult passages are pruned, making it a happy choice for reading aloud. . First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. Illus. by Peter Wane. 6 x 9.25 in. (15cm x 23.5cm).