Lin Carter / Imaginary Worlds Literary Criticism 1st Edition 1973

Description: Building Your Great Collection; One Fine Book at a TimeImaginary Worlds [Literary Criticism]Carter, Lin New York: Ballantine Books, 1973 Minimal shelf handling; The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, age-toning with foxing showing on the covers and preliminaries, Appears unread; no spine crease Very Good / No Dust Jacket As Issued. Cover Art by Gervasio Gallardo. Imaginary Worlds: the Art of Fantasy established Carter as an authority on the genre. A study of the modern literary fantasy genre written first published in paperback by Ballantine Books in June 1973 as the fifty-eighth volume of its Ballantine Adult Fantasy series; it was the only nonfiction entry in the series.Contents:+++ Introduction: The Empire of Imagination...+++ From Uruk to Utterbol: William Morris and the First Fantasy Novels+++ The World's Edge, and Beyond: The Fiction of Dunsany, Eddison, and Cabell+++ Lost Cities, Forgotten Ages: The Rise of Fantasy in the American Pulp Magazines+++ The Mathematics of Magic: Imaginary Worlds Fantasy in Unknown+++ From The Night Land to Narnia: The Road to The Lord of the Rings+++ The Inklings Produce a Classic: The Achievement of Tolkien and His Influence+++ Post-Howardian Heroica: The Swordsman and Sorcerers' Guild of America, Ltd+++ The Young Magicians: Some Modern Masters of Fantasy+++ Of World-Making: Some Problems of the Invented Milieu+++ A Local Habitation and a Name: Some Observations on Neocogomina+++ The Tricks of the Trade: Some Advanced Techniques of World-MakingBibliography I: General References; Bibliography II: The Adult Fantasy Series; Index [ISFDB] And Check out our other items! Member ofABAA [American Booksellers Antiquarian Association]FABA [Florida Antiquarian Booksellers Association]IOBA [International Online Booksellers Association]The Ephemera Society of America Terms GuaranteeWe tend to be conservative in our grading, but even the best booksellers make an occasional mistake. Our books, and ephemera are described using AB Bookman standards. Our Guarantee: All items will be received as advertised and in the condition described. Any item is returnable for any reason within 30 days of receipt (prior notice appreciated). If you have questions regarding our description of any item, we encourage you to contact us prior to buying. We are members of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America) and the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), and we adhere to these associations' strict ethical guidelines and conditions of sale. ShippingStandard shipping is by USPS Media Mail is free. Delivery typically takes one week to ten days (and sometimes longer) depending upon destination. We are happy to upgrade shipping to Priority Mail or to arrange overseas shipping to most foreign countries. Please choose that at checkout.FeedbackWe leave feedback for buyers once they have posted feedback for us. If you are unhappy with any aspect of a transaction with us, please contact us immediately. Our priority is to make customers happy and to resolve problems as promptly as possible.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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